[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77235-77236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28127]


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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 February 
25, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Department of the Army, 
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), 200 
Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-5000, ATTN: Leonell C. Strong, 
III.

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 and OMB Number: Industry Partnership Survey; OMB Number 0702-
TBD.
    Needs and Uses: SDDC will use the survey information to improve the 
efficiency, quality, and timeliness of its processes, as well as to 
strengthen its partnership with industry. Although the survey 
instruments are brief, with only basic information requested to measure 
satisfaction and to obtain feedback on areas that may require 
improvement, SDDC expects the data, comments, and suggestions offered 
by the respondents to help improve the performance of its systems and 
contain costs. Because the survey asks about the roles of SDDC 
employees, the responses will also help improve the SDDC exercise of 
project oversight responsibilities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 343.
    Number of Respondents: 1,371.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.

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    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion (14 month cycle).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The SDDC provides global surface deployment command and control and 
distribution operations to meet National Security objectives in peace 
and war. To carry out its mission, SDDC works with industry partners in 
several program areas: Freight Domestic Distribution Program; Freight 
Global Distribution Program; Passenger Traffic Management Program; 
Personal Property Traffic Management Program. Most industry partners 
only provide services in one or two of the program areas, so the survey 
design provides for transparently skipping respondents only to the 
sections that are relevant to them. These voluntary partnership surveys 
will continue to be a collaborative effort to obtain feedback for 
improving the SDDC business processes.

    Dated: December 17, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-28127 Filed 12-23-04; 8:45 am]
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