[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27881]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2013-0039]


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 January 
21, 2014.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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. This data is 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.
    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) use the information as a baseline for 
updating their ``Ports for National Defense'' mission.

    Dated: November 15, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-27881 Filed 11-20-13; 8:45 am]
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