98-16172. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16172]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Standard Tender of Freight, MT Form 364-R, OMB Number 0704-0261.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 993.
    Responses per Respondent: 13.
    Annual Responses: 13,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10,125.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Standard Tender of 
Freight Services is used to determine freight transportation charges, 
accessorial and security service costs, and to select carriers for 1.2 
million Government Bill of Lading (GBL) freight shipments annually. The 
information derived from the DoD tenders on file with the Military 
Traffic Management Command (MTMC) is used by the MTMC subordinate 
commands and DoD shippers to select the lowest cost carrier to 
transport freight shipments. This information is used to develop about 
140,000 procurement rate quotations annually. Additionally, DoD tender 
rate and other pertinent tender data are noted on the GBL at the time 
of shipment. The DoD tender is used as the source document for the 
General Services Administration post-shipment audit of carrier freight 
bills.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: June 12, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-16172 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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