[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10639]



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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 be given to all comments received by June 27, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the United States Army Corps 
of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works Operations Division, 
Regulatory Branch, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Pulaski Building, 
Washington, DC 20314-1000, ATTN: CECW-OR (Frank R. Torbett). 
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: Application for a 
Department of the Army Permit; ENG Form 4345, OMB Control Number 0710-
0003.
    Needs and Uses: Information collected is used to evaluate proposed 
construction or filling in U.S. waters of impacts on the environment 
and nearby properties as required by federal law to determine if 
issuance of a permit is in the public interest. Respondents are private 
landowners, businesses, non-profit organizations, and government 
agencies.
    Affected Public: Individual or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 155,000.
    Number of Respondents: 15,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps of Engineers is required by three 
federal laws, passed by Congress, to regulate construction related 
projects in U.S. waters. This is accomplished through the review of 
applications for permits to do this work.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-10639 Filed 4-27-00; 8:45 am]
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