[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 43068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17776]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2015-0026]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works Directorate, 
Department of Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works Directorate, Department of 
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 September 
21, 2015.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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 U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works, Office of Planning and 
Policy, ATTN: Douglas Gorecki, 441 G Street, Washington, DC 20314, or 
call 202-761-5450.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Instrument(s) for Navigation Improvement Survey(s), Generic 
Collection OMB Control Number 0710-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The primary purpose of the collections to be 
conducted under this clearance is to provide data which will be used in 
conjunction with other information to derive numerical values of 
shipper's, waterway carrier's and commercial fisher's behavior and 
estimates of transportation cost savings resulting from changes to the 
navigation infrastructure. In general, all collections under this 
generic clearance will be designed based upon accepted statistical 
practices and sampling methodologies, will gather consistent and valid 
data that are representative of the target population(s), address non-
response bias issues, and achieve response rates needed to obtain 
statistically useful results.
    Affected Public: Commodity shippers who use coastal harbors and/or 
inland waterways; carriers who transit inland waterways; and commercial 
fishers.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.33 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are users of the nation's inland waterways, harbors and 
ports including commercial shippers and commercial fishermen. The 
sample population is typically identified using available data on 
vessel ownership, commodities shipped; port residents (firms) and 
commercial fishing fleet owners and licensed fishers. The surveys are 
often coordinated with local governments and trade associations to 
encourage cooperation for a high response rate.

    Dated: July 15, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-17776 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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