[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87409-87410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27728]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2023-HQ-0017]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
USACE 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 February 
16, 2024.

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 Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
Regulatory Directorate, 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 Headquarters U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20314-0001, ATTN: 
Ms. Mindy Simmons, or call 202-761-4127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Estuary Habitat Restoration 
Program Inventory; OMB Control Number: 0710-ESTU.
    Needs and Uses: The Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (ERA) 
established an Estuary Habitat Restoration Program (EHRP) that provides 
funding to restoration projects. Funded projects are required to 
complete the collection tool so project information (e.g., location, 
habitat type, goals, status, monitoring information) can be included in 
the EHRP database mandated by the ERA. The benefit of data collection 
is to document the restoration actions implemented, as well as the 
monitoring results to understand the success of each project. EHRP 
project information will be submitted by

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habitat restoration project managers and will be accessible to the 
public via internet. The collection method includes paper or electronic 
forms, not web-based data entry.
    This is not a new information collection, but a reinstatement of 
the same information collection that was owned by the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration and approved under OMB Control Number 
0648-0479. It has been determined that responsibility for Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) compliance should be transferred to USACE because 
it oversees all projects currently funded through the ERA. All 
anticipated future projects will be managed by USACE as well. No 
information will be collected until this information collection request 
is approved by OMB, bringing the Estuary Habitat Restoration Program 
Inventory back into compliance with the PRA.
    Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 15.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 10.
    Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.

    Dated: December 13, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-27728 Filed 12-15-23; 8:45 am]
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