[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50285-50286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24549]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, 
Communications, and Computers (DISC4), U.S. Army.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, ATTN: CEWRC-NDC-C (Pierre S. 
Andrus), P.O. Box 61280, New Orleans, Louisiana 70161-1280.
    Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days 
of the date of publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information on this proposed information collection or 
to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, 
please write to the above address, or call Department of the Army 
Reports clearance officer at (703) 614-0454.
    Title: Vessel Operation Report, ENG FORMS 3925, 3925B, and 3925P, 
OMB Control Number 0710-0006.
    Needs and Uses: The Corps of Engineers uses ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 
and 3925P as the basic instruments to collect waterborne commerce 
statistics. These data constitute the sole source for domestic vessel 
movements of freight and passenger on U.S. navigable waterways and 
harbors.
    Affected Public: Business or Other for-Profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50,166.

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    Number of Respondents: 1,398.
    Responses per Respondent: 835.
    Average Burden per Response: 41 minutes.
    Frequency: Monthly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Paperwork Reduction Act submission is a 
currently approved collection. These data are also critical to the 
enforcement of the ``Harbor Maintenance Tax'' authorized under Section 
1402 of Pub. L. 99-662.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-24549 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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