[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 38501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12645]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2023-HQ-0006]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(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 July 13, 
2023.

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, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Red River Navigation 
Transportation Rate Survey; OMB Control Number 0710-RRNS.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 100.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates 
and maintains much of the nation's inland navigation infrastructure of 
locks, dams, and channels. Inland navigation improvement studies 
conducted by the Corps typically use surveys of shippers, carriers, and 
others to estimate the impacts on proposed waterway traffic of 
alternative capital and operations and maintenance investment 
strategies. The data are used to estimate, among other things, 
alternative mode cost, shipper response to changes in waterway 
transportation cost and reliability. This information is used in 
planning studies for evaluated of projected benefits associated with 
various plans. The USACE Tulsa District (SWT) and the Red River 
Waterway Commission request approval of a survey instrument that 
collects information from business owners to analyze potential benefits 
associated with a proposed navigation channel along the Red River from 
Denison Dam to Index, AR. The survey will assist in analyzing how 
businesses in the region currently transport their commodities and how 
the option of a navigable waterway would affect these movements. 
Respondents will be businesses in the study area that could use the 
proposed navigation channel. Respondents will be identified based on 
analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and with the 
assistance of the Red River Valley Association, which has numerous 
contacts with regional business and industry groups. These businesses 
will be selected based on primary types and volume of commodities 
shipped and surveys will be provided to respondents with the 
opportunity to respond. SWT will conduct follow-up phone calls if 
necessary. Surveys will be conducted using telephone and in-person 
interviews, as well as via an online survey platform. The Red River 
Valley Association will assist in garnering industry support for 
completion of the survey. Information from the questionnaire items for 
the collection of planning data is needed to formulate and evaluate 
alternative water resources development plans in accordance with the 
Principles and Guidelines for Water Related Land Resources 
Implementation Studies, promulgated by the U.S. Water Resources 
Council, 1983, which specifically identifies interviews with shippers, 
carriers and port officials as well as commodity consultants and 
experts to; identify commodity types, study area, commodity flow, 
estimate transportation cost and forecast waterway use. In the Corps of 
Engineers Engineering Regulation 1105-2-100, ``Planning Guidance 
Notebook,'' benefits are defined as transportation cost reduction 
benefits, including shift of mode and shift of origin-destination and 
new movement benefits. Failure to gather this information would result 
in Corps studies relying on incomplete or dated information regarding 
the cost and use of the navigation systems and the impacts of proposed 
capital improvements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Matthew Oreska.
    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: June 5, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-12645 Filed 6-12-23; 8:45 am]
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