98-13968. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13968]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (DAPE-ZXI-RM).

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 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 July 27, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Water Resources Support Center Navigation Data Center, (CEWRSC-NDC), 
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22315-3868, 
ATTN: (David E. Lichy). Consideration will be given to all comments 
received within 60 days of the date of publication of this notice.

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 above address, or call Department of the Army 
Reports clearance officer at [phone].
    Title: Lock Performance Monitoring System (PMS) Waterway Traffic 
Report, ENG Forms 3102C, and ENG Form 3102D, OMB Control Number 0710-
0008.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers utilizes the data 
collected to monitor and analyze the use and operation of federally 
owned and operated locks. Owners, agents, and masters of vessels 
provide general data about vessels and estimated tonnage and 
commodities carried. The information is used for sizing and scheduling 
replacement or maintenance for locks and canals.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 30,398.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 251.2.
    Average Burden Per Response: 2\1/2\ minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The data are used primarily by the Corps of 
Engineers in conducting a system-wide approach to planning and 
management of the waterway. The Headquarters, Division and District 
Offices use the information specifically to assist in making 
determinations on: adequate staffing for operations and maintenance of 
the navigation locks and dams; to justify the hours of locks operation; 
to provide a basis to justify the continued funding as set out in the 
President's Operation and Maintenance; General Budget; to schedule 
route maintenance and repairs; to serve as a basis for studies and 
plans for improvement; for lock operating procedures; to provide data 
to be used in analyses for major modifications or replacements to lock 
and dam structures; and to forecast the impact that lock delays, 
downtime, and proposed changes have on the diversion of waterborne 
commerce to other transportation modes.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-13968 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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