[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 4228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2006]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (DAPE-ZXI-RM), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 March 
30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, 
Military Traffic Management Command, 5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, 
Virginia 22041-5050, ATTN: MTOP-T-P (Carol Burgess). 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: Uniform Tender of Rates and/or Charges for Domestic 
Transportation Services (DOD/USCG) Sponsored HHG, OMB Control Number 
0702-0018, Form Number MT-HQ-43.
    Needs and Uses: DOD-approved household goods carriers file 
voluntary rates to engage in the movement of DOD and USCG-sponsored 
shipments within CONUS. The Uniform Tender of Rates and/or Charges for 
Domestic Transportation Services is carriers' certification that they 
will conduct business with DOD IAW Tender of Service, solicitations, 
and other instructions, as published. HQ MTMC evaluates the rates and 
awards traffic to low-rate responsible carriers whose rates are 
responsive and most advantageous to the government.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,701.
    Number of Respondents: 1,268.
    Responses Per Respondent: 4.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Uniform Tender of Rates and/or Charges 
is used by transportation carriers to bid rates in response to MTMC 
solicitations, and carriers use the tender to solicit DOD's business by 
offering transportation rates and services.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-2006 Filed 1-27-98; 8:45 am]
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