[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13955-13956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6342]


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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), U.S. Army, 
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 given to all comments received by May 15, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, P.O. Box 61280, New Orleans, LA 
70161 ATTN: CEWRC-NDC-C (J. Alexander Wieriman). 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, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Vessel Operation Report, 
ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 3925P, 3925C, 0710-0016.

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    Needs and Uses: The Corps of Engineers uses ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 
and 3925P as the basic instruments to collect waterborne commerce 
statistics. This data constitutes the sole source for domestic vessel 
movements of freight and passengers on U.S. navigable waterways and 
harbors. The data is collected from vessel operating companies, and are 
essential in maintaining U.S. navigable waterways. The data is also 
critical to the enforcement of the Harbor Maintenance Tax authorized 
under Section 1402 of Public Law 99-662.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 44,479.
    Number of Respondents: 1,321.
    Responses Per Respondent: 228,752.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: Monthly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected is the basic data 
from which the Corps of Engineers compiles and publishes waterborne 
commerce statistics. The data is used not only to report to Congress, 
but also to perform cost benefit studies for new projects, 
rehabilitation projects, and operations and maintenance of existing 
projects. The WCSC is the sole authorized collector of data on domestic 
waterborne commerce and provides same to maritime Administration 
(MARAD), Department of Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, Interstate 
Commerce Commission, the Coast Guard, State taxing agencies, U.S. 
Customs Service, Department of Treasury, and the Internal Revenue 
Service.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-6342 Filed 3-14-00; 8:45 am]
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