[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75218-75219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31920]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

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DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
29, 2004.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Vessel Operation Report; OMB Number 
0710-0006.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 1,217.
    Responses per Respondent: 159 (average).
    Annual Responses: 193,906.
    Average Burden per Response: 18 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 43,213.
    Needs and uses: This is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers information 
collection that serves as the basic instrument to collect waterborne 
commerce statistics. These data constitute the sole source for domestic 
vessel movements of freight and passengers on U.S. navigable waterways 
and harbors. These data, collected from vessel operating companies, are 
essential to plans for maintaining U.S. navigable waterways and are 
critical to the enforcement of the ``Harbor Maintenance Tax'' 
authorized under Pub. L. 99-662, Section 1402.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher. Written comments and 
recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent 
to Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for 
DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Davis. Written requests for 
copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. 
Davis, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, 
VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: December 19, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-31920 Filed 12-29-03; 8:45 am]
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