[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 4229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2008]


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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 
Action 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-S (Barbara Cornell). 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: DOD Standard Tender of Freight Services, OMB Control Number 
0704-0261, Form Number MT 364-R.
    Needs and Uses: The information derived from the DOD tenders on 
file with MTMC is used by MTMC subordinate commands and DOD shippers to 
select the lowest cost carrier to transport about 1.2 million surface 
freight shipments annually. This information is also used to develop 
about 140,000 procurement rate quotations annually. Additionally, DOD 
tender rate and other pertinent tender data are noted on the Government 
Bill of Lading at the time of shipment. The DOD tender also is the 
source document for the General Services Administration post-shipment 
audit of carrier freight bills.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 9,682.
    Nubmer of Respondents: 993.
    Responses Per Respondent: 13.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOD Standard Tender of Freight Services 
collection of information is used to determine freight transportation 
charges, accessorial and security service costs, and to select carriers 
for 1.2 million Global bill of lading (GBL) freight shipments annually.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-2008 Filed 1-27-98; 8:45 am]
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