[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 47939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19649]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2019-HQ-0026]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November 
12, 2019.

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 Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 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 0710-0018.
    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: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Number of Respondents: 1500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1500.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 Minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

    Dated: September 6, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-19649 Filed 9-10-19; 8:45 am]
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