80 FR 61386 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 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 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61386-61387]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25945]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2015-HQ-0042]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army (OAA-AAHS), 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 December 
14, 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 Department of 
the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, 
Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 7400 Leake 
Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, ATTN: CEIWR-NDC-C (Mickey LaMaca), or 
call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 428-
6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and Omb Number: Shipper's Export 
Declaration (SED) Program; ENG Form 7513; OMB Control Number 0710-0013.
    Needs and Uses: The Corps uses the data from the program to satisfy 
its mission. The Corps is responsible for the operation and maintenance 
of the nation's waterway system to ensure efficient and safe passage of 
commercial and recreational vessels. The support and management of 
economically sound navigation projects are dependent upon reliable 
navigation data as mandated by the River and Harbor Appropriations Act 
of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1043), as amended and codified in 33 
U.S.C. 555. The data collected on the form provides baseline, essential 
waterborne transportation information necessary for the Corps to 
perform its mission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,000.
    Number of Respondents: 14,300.
    Responses per Respondent: 6.8.
    Annual Responses: 97,240.
    Average Burden per Response: 11 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    On September 28, 1998, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
designated the U.S. Army corps of Engineers (Corps) as the ``central 
collection agency'' for the U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation 
Statistics Program effective October 1, 1998. The U.S. Bureau of Census 
(Census) was previously responsible for this program. As central 
collection agency for foreign waterborne transportation statistics, the 
Corps is responsible for meeting the needs of other federal agencies 
that require these data. The Maritime Administration, the U.S. Coast 
Guard, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis also require 
these data.


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    Dated: October 7, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-25945 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am]
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