[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 36679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17647]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2009-0018]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army, (OAA-AAHS), 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 
September 22, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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 Department of 
the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources 
(IWR), Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, P.O. Box 61280, New 
Orleans, LA 70161, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC-C (David L. Penick, CEIWR-NDC-C), or 
call Department of the Army reports clearance officer at (703) 428-
6440.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Terminal and Transfer 
Facilities Descriptions, IWR Forms 1-9; OMB Control Number 0710-0007.
    Needs and Uses: Data gathered and published as one of the 56 Port 
Series Reports, relating to terminals, transfer facilities, storage 
facilities, and intermodal transportation. This information is used in 
navigation, planning, safety, National security, emergency operations, 
and general interest studies and activities. Respondents are terminal 
and transfer facility operators. These data are essential to the 
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center in Exercising their enforcement 
and quality control responsibilities in the collection of data from 
vessel reporting companies.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal government; 
and State, Local or Tribal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 316.
    Number of Respondents: 1,262.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has used the port 
facility data in rapidly identifying affected businesses in need of 
assistance during the flooding events. Military interest of the Army, 
Navy, and Coast Guard are met with information on intermodal 
connections, terminal transfer and storage facilities and loading 
equipment capabilities in the event of rapid military deployment, or 
National emergencies. The Army's Military Surface and Deployment and 
Distribution Command (SDDC) uses the information as a baseline for 
updating their ``Ports for National Defense'' mission.

    Dated: May 29, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-17647 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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