[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81248-81249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32391]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2010-0032]


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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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, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by document 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, Room 3C843, 
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, Institute for Water Resources, Corps of Engineers Waterborne 
Commerce Statistics Center, (CEIWR-NDC-C), PO Box 61280, Attn: 
Christopher Dale Brown, New Orleans, LA 70161-1280, or call Department 
of the Army Reports clearance officer at (703) 428-6440.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Vessel Operation Report; 
ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 3925C, 3925P; OMB Control Number 0710-0006.
    Needs and Uses: The Corps of Engineers uses ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 
3925C, and 3925P as the basic instruments to collect waterborne 
commerce statistics. These data, collected from vessel operating 
companies, constitute the sole source for domestic vessel movements of 
freight and passengers on U.S. navigable waterways and harbors; are 
essential to plans for maintaining U.S. navigable waterways; and are 
critical to enforcing the ``Harbor Maintenance Tax'' authorized under 
Sec. 1402 of Public Law 99-662.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 13,560.
    Number of Respondents: 842.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: Monthly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected is the basic data 
from which the Corps of Engineers compiles and publish waterborne 
commerce statistics. The data is used not only to report to Congress, 
but also to perform cost benefit studies for new projects, and 
rehabilitation projects. It is also used by other Federal agencies 
involved in transportation and security. This data collection program 
is the sole source for domestic navigation statistics.


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    Dated: December 20, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-32391 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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