[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78721-78722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31699]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2015-HQ-0049]


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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary 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 
16, 2016.

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

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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, 
Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 7400 Leake 
Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC-C (Mickey LaMaca), or 
call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 428-
6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Description of Vessels, 
Description of Operations; ENG Forms 3931 and 3932; OMB Control Number 
0710-0009.
    Needs and Uses: The Corps of Engineers uses ENG Forms 3931 and 3932 
as the basic instruments to collect vessel and operating descriptions 
for use in waterborne commerce statistics. These data constitute the 
sole source for domestic vessel characteristics and operating 
descriptions for domestic vessels operating on U.S. navigable 
waterways. These data are also critical to the enforcement of the 
``Harbor Maintenance Tax'' authorized under section 1402 of Public Law 
99-662.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,039.
    Number of Respondents: 3,058.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,058.
    Average Burden per Response: 40 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    The information collection is the basic data from which the Corps 
of Engineers compiles and publishes waterborne commerce statistics. The 
data is used not only to report to Congress, but also to perform cost 
benefit studies for new projects, rehabilitation projects, and O&M of 
existing 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.

    Dated: December 14, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-31699 Filed 12-16-15; 8:45 am]
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