80 FR 45645 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45645-45646]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18840]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2015-0028]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department 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 
September 29, 2015.

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 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 U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000, Attn: CECW-
CO-R, or call Department of the Army Reports clearance officer at (703) 
428-6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Customer Service Survey--
Regulatory Program, US Army Corps of Engineers, ENG Form 5065, OMB 
Control Number 0710-0012.

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    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for the Corps to conduct surveys of customers served by our district 
offices, currently a total of 38 offices.
    Only voluntary opinions will be solicited and no information 
requested on the survey instrument will be mandatory. The survey form 
will be provided to the applicants when they receive a regulatory 
product, primarily a permit decision or wetland determination. The 
information collected will be used to assess whether Regulatory 
business practices or policies warrant revision to better serve the 
public. Without this survey the Corps would have to rely on less 
structured, informal methods of obtaining public input. The data 
collection instrument was minimized for respondent burden, while 
maximizing data quality. The following strategies were used to achieve 
these goals:
    1. Questions are clearly written.
    2. The questionnaire is of reasonable length;
    3. The questionnaire includes only items that have been shown to be 
successful in previous analyses and ease in navigation.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; or other agencies who 
receive permits or jurisdictional determinations for the Corps of 
Engineers Regulatory program.
    Annual Burden Hours: 320 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.16 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Corps of Engineers is required by three federal laws, passed by 
Congress, to regulate construction-related activities in waters of the 
United States. This customer survey provides feedback on the service 
the public has received from the Regulatory program during their permit 
or jurisdictional determination evaluations.

    Dated: July 28, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-18840 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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