[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 117 (Monday, June 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35413-35414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12066]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army, (OAA-RPA), 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 August 
19, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to USACE, Directorate of Civil 
Works, Institute for Water Resources, 7701 Telegraph Road/Casey 
Building, Alexandria, Virginia 22315-3868. ATTN: (Virginia R. Pankow). 
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) 602-
0636.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Lock Performance Monitoring 
System (LMPS); Waterway Traffic Report; ENG FORMS 302c1 and 3102D; OMB 
Control Number 0710-0008.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers utilizes the data 
collected to monitor and analyze the use and operation of federally 
owned and operated locks; owners, agents and masters of vessels and 
estimated tonnage and commodities carried. The information is used for 
sizing and scheduling replacement or maintenance of locks and canals.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 28,507.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 231.
    Average Burden Per Response: 2.5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The data is used primarily by the Corps of Engineers in conducting 
a system wide approach to planning and management on the waterway. The 
Headquarters, Division and District Offices use the information 
specifically to assist in making determinations on: Adequate staffing 
for operations and maintenance of the navigation locks and

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dams; to justify the hours of locks operations; to provide a basis to 
justify the continued funding as set out in the President's Operation 
and Maintenance, General Budget; to schedule route maintenance and 
repairs; to serve as a basis for studies and plans for improvement; for 
lock operating procedures; to provide data to be used in analyses for 
major modifications or replacements to lock and cam structures; and to 
forecast the impact the lock delays, downtown, and proposed changes 
have on the diversion of waterborne commerce to other transportation 
modes.

    Dated: June 10, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-12066 Filed 6-17-05; 8:45 am]
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