[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16641]


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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), Department 
of the Army, DOD.

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 August 
24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Directorate of Civil Works, ATTN: CEWRC-IWR-R (Stuart A. Davis). 
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: Corps of Engineers Civil Works Questionnaires.
    Needs and Uses: Information is needed to formulate and evaluate 
alternative water resources development plans in accordance with the 
Principles and Guidelines for Water Resources Implementation Studies, 
promulgated by the U.S. Water Resources Council; to determine the 
effectiveness and evaluate the impacts of Corps projects; and in the 
case of flood damage mitigation, to obtain information on flood damages 
incurred, with or without a flood damage reduction project. Surveys of 
the public are also essential to the Corps recreation research and 
management program.
    Affected Public: Individual or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10,817.
    Number of Respondents: 112,400.
    Responses Per Respondent: 112,400.
    Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps of Engineers uses public surveys 
for collecting primary data for planning, program evaluation, and basic 
research to improve formulation and design of resource projects and the 
management of their operations.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-16641 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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