[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-824]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: 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 March 
15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Corps of 
Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, P.O. Box 61280, New 
Orleans, LA 70161-1280, ATTN: CEWRC-NDC-C (Doug Blakemore). 
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) 325-
8433.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Shipper's Export 
Declaration (SED) Program, ENG Form 7513, OMB Control Number 0710-0013.
    Needs and Uses: The Corps uses the data from the program to satisfy 
its mission. The Corps is responsible for the operation and maintenance 
of the nation's waterway system to ensure efficient and safe passage of 
commercial and recreational vessels. The support and management of 
economically sound navigation projects are dependent upon reliable 
navigation data as mandated by the River and Harbor Appropriations Act 
of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1043), as amended and codified in 33 
U.S.C. 555. The data collected on this form provide baseline, essential 
waterborne transportation information necessary for the Corps to 
perform its mission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,600.
    Number of Respondents: 14,300.
    Responses per Respondent: 97,300.
    Average Burden per Response: 11 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 28, 1998, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) designated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(Corps) as the ``central collection agency'' for the U.S. Foreign 
Waterborne Transportation Statistics program effective October 1, 1998. 
The U.S. Bureau of Census (Census) was previously responsible for this 
program. As central collection agency for foreign waterborne 
transportation statistics, the Corps is responsible for meeting the 
needs of other federal agencies who require these data. The Maritime 
Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis also require these data.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-824 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]
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