[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23546]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2021-HQ-0017]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 30-day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: 
Rapid Ordinary High Water Mark Field Identification Datasheet; ENG Form 
6250; OMB Control Number 0710-OHWM.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 45,001.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 45,001.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 22,500.5.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its 
Regulatory Program, regulates certain activities in waters of the 
United States. Waters of the United States are defined under 33 CFR 
part 328. In order for the Corps to determine the amount and extent of 
waters of the United States at a site, aquatic resources must be 
geographically delineated in accordance with established Regulatory 
regulations, policy, and guidance. Non-tidal, non-wetland waters of the 
United States must be delineated to the extent of the ordinary high 
water mark (OHWM), which is defined at 33 CFR 328.3(7). The OHWM 
defines the lateral extent of non-tidal aquatic features in the absence 
of adjacent wetlands in the United States. The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has drafted 
the first national manual that provides and describes indicators and a 
methodology which will help improve consistency in the identification 
and delineation of the OHWM by (1) providing consistent definitions of 
OHWM indicators; (2) outlining a clear, step-by-step process for 
identifying the OHWM using a Weight-of-Evidence approach; and (3) 
providing a datasheet for logging information at a site. Information 
collected on OHWM datasheets help inform the lateral limits of the 
Corps' jurisdiction in non-tidal, non-wetland aquatic resources (e.g., 
streams or rivers). This information can then be used to inform 
jurisdictional determinations or permit evaluations. Applicants for 
Corps permits are generally required to submit delineations of aquatic 
resources as part of their permit application or in support of the 
permit evaluation process. The OHWM form will provide applicants with a 
tool to easily document and submit this information in a consistent 
format.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: As required.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Vlad Dorjets.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: October 25, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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