[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 38891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13194]


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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 350(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 
September 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, 
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, (SDDC), 661 
Sheppard Place, Ft. Eustis, Virginia 23604. ATTN: (Ken Morrison, Fort 
Eustis, 757-878-8503). Consideration will be given to all comments 
received within 60 days of the day 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: Department of Defense 
Standards Tender of Freight, SDDC Form 364, OMB Control No. 0704-0261.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 434
    Responses per Respondent: 50.
    Annual Responses: 21,563.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,391.
    Need and Uses: The information derived from the DOD tenders on file 
with the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is 
used by SDDC subordinate commands and D0D shippers to select the best 
value carriers to transport surface freight shipments. Freight carriers 
furnish information in a uniform format so that the Government can 
determine the cost of transportation, accessorial, and security 
services, and select the best value carriers for 1.1 million Bill of 
Lading shipments annually. The DoD tender rate and other pertinent 
tender data are noted on the Bill of Lading at the time of shipment. 
The DoD tender is the source document for the General Services 
Administration post-shipment audit of carrier freight bills.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD tender format was developed to take 
advantage of improved information collection technology and to connect 
with ongoing initiatives to implement automated systems to file 
tenders, select carriers, quote rates, and audits. The disciplined data 
fields of the tenders will facilitate the Electronic Data Interchange 
of tender data between carriers and SDDC, also between SDDC 
subordinates commands and DoD shippers. This initiative ultimately will 
permit electronic filing of the tender and eliminate mailing paper 
documents, which are manually processed.

    Dated: June 27, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-13194 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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