E9-17643. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Marine Corps Marathon, Marine Corps Base Quantico, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

In compliance with Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Marine Corps Marathon, Marine Corps Base Quantico announces the 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 22, 2009.

ADRESSES:

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.

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 the Marine Corps Marathon office, Attn: Angela Huff, P.O. Box 188, Quantico, VA 22134, or call the Marine Corps Marathon office at 703-432-1159.

Title and OMB Number: Marine Corps Marathon Race Applications; OMB Number 0703-0053.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to obtain and record the information of runners to conduct the races, for timing purposes and for statistical use.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 4405.34.

Number of Respondents: 52,848.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 5 Minutes.

Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are runners who are signing up for the Marine Corps Marathon races held by the Marine Corps Marathon office, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The six races defined under OMB number 0703-0053 are the Marine Corps Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon 10K, and the Marine Corps Marathon Healthy Kids Fun Run, Marine Corps Historic Half, Marine Corps Marathon Race Series and Quantico RunAmuck. The additional race to be added to the OMB number is the Semper Fred 5K. The following names have been changed from Quantico Meet to Marine Corps Marine Run 2 Register, Mud Run to Run Amuck, The Warrior Hill Run has been eliminated, Concert Run to Run Stock, and Turkey Trot to Crossroads 12K/5K. The Marine Corps Marathon office records all runners to conduct the races in preparation and execution of the races and to record statistical information for sponsors, media and for economic impact studies. Collecting this data of the runners is essential for putting on the races.

Dated: May 31, 2009.

Patricia L. Toppings,

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.