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of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to the Regulatory Secretariat
(VIR), General Services Administration,
Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–00XX, Online
Procurement Services—Industry
Outreach Feedback Survey and Online
Procurement Services—Reverse Auction
Service Providers Outreach Feedback
Survey, in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Julie Basile, Procurement Policy
Analyst, Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, 725 17th Street, NW, Room 9013,
Washington, DC 20503 or via e-mail to
jbasile@omb.eop.gov or via telephone on
(202) 395–4821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Purpose
The National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (P. L. 109–360)
requires OFPP, in consultation with the
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council,
to review the use of online procurement
services, such as reverse auction
services, and identify types of
commercial item procurements that are
suitable for the use of such services; and
features that should be provided by
online procurement services that are
used by Federal agencies. To conduct
this review, a survey will be issued to
the Government and industry buying
activities and to reverse auction service
providers. The information collected
through the surveys will be used to
determine how the Government buying
activities can most effectively use
reverse auctions as a tool to support
Government requiring activities and
ensure that the U.S. taxpayer is best
served. To view the two draft surveys
entitled, Online Procurement Services—
Government and Industry Outreach
Feedback and Online Procurement
Services—Reverse Auction Service
Providers Outreach Feedback, visit
www.acquisition.gov.
Title: Online Procurement Services—
Government and Industry Outreach
Feedback; and Online Procurement
Services—Reverse Auction Service
Providers Outreach Feedback.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: The purpose of these two
one-time surveys are to determine how
Government buying activities can most
effectively use reverse auctions as a tool
to support Government requiring
activities and to ensure the U.S.
taxpayer is best served.
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Affected Public: Two respondent
groups are identified and will receive
similar surveys on Online Procurement
Services: Government and industry
buying activities; and reverse auction
service providers. However, for the
purposes of this collection we are
counting the industry buying activities
and reverse auction service providers.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Estimated Number of Respondents:
approximately 580 and not expected to
exceed 1000. The estimated number of
industry respondents to the Government
and Industry Buying Activities Survey
is 550. The estimated number of
industry respondents to the Reverse
Auction Survey is 30 based on the
Government’s latest market research.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1 per company. The
number of responses per respondent is
one for each of the two surveys. Each
respondent will only be required to
complete one survey once. Estimated
Total Annual Responses: approximately
580 and not expected to exceed 1000
(580 x 1). Estimated Time per Response:
30 minutes (0.50 hours). The estimated
average time for industry to respond to
Government and Industry Buying
Activity Survey is approximately 15
minutes (0.25 hours), based on a pre-test
of the draft instrument by Government
employees. The data collection
instrument for the Reverse Auction
Service Providers Survey was pre-tested
on a support contractor, a related
business sector. The Reverse Auction
Service Providers Survey instrument is
similar to the Government and Industry
Buying Activity Survey; therefore, the
pre-test results for the Government and
Industry Buying Activity Survey are
used to estimate average response time
for the Reverse Auction Service
Providers Survey, which is 15 minutes
(0.25 hours). Estimated Total Annual
Burden on Respondents: 290 hours. (580
x 0.50)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Respondents: 580 (not to exceed
1000).
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 580 (not to exceed
1000).
Hours Per Response: 0.50.
Total Burden Hours: 290.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room
4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone
(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB
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Control No. 9000–00XX, Online
Procurement Services—Industry
Outreach Feedback Survey and Online
Procurement Services—Reverse Auction
Service Providers Outreach Feedback
Survey, in all correspondence.
Dated: April 13, 2007
Al Matera,
Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[No. USA–2007–0014]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Army Corps of Engineers,
Engineer Research and Development
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers—ERDC/CERL
announces a proposed new 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 June 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
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personal identifiers or contact
information.
To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to: Larry Pater, PhD, P.E.,
Program/Project Manager, Noise R&D,
U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center (ERDC),
Construction Engineering Research
Laboratory (CERL), 2902 Farber Drive,
Champaign, IL 61821.
Title and OMB Number: Assessing
Human Response to Military Impulse
Noise; OMB Control Number 0710—
TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
obtain information on the relationship
between community annoyance and
complaints, related to impulsive noise
from military installations. The
information will provide the necessary
tools and guidance for military
installations to effectively balance the
need for training operations at military
installations with public safety and
welfare.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Annual Burden Hours:
Year 1 (2007): 37.5 hours.
Year 2 (2008): 1,575 hours.
Year 3 (2009): 700 hours.
Year 4 (2010): 1,287.5 hours.
Year 5 (2011): 412.5 hours.
Total Number of Burden Hours for 5
Years: 4,012.5 hours.
Number of Respondents:
Year 1 (2007): 75.
Year 2 (2008): 1,575.
Year 3 (2009): 575.
Year 4 (2010): 725.
Year 5 (2011): 25.
Total Number of Respondents for 5
Years: 2,975.
Respondents Per Respondent:
Year 1.
• 1 response for 50 Qualitative
Personal Interview respondents in three
locations (30 minutes per interview
equaling 25 hours).
• 1 response for 25 baseline
interviews for the respondents
participating in the In-situ study at Site
#1 (30 minutes per interview equaling
12.5 hours).
Total Responses for Year 1: 75.
Year 2.
• 16,750 (estimated) responses for 25
In-situ survey participants (670
respondents per person) at Site #1 (3
minutes per response equaling 837.5
hours).
• 1,225 responses for 1,050 General
Community Survey respondents (30
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minutes per survey equaling 612.5
hours).
Æ 2 responses for 175 panel survey
respondents at Site #1.
Æ 1 response for 525 cross-sectional
survey respondents at Site #1.
Æ 1 response for 175 panel survey
respondents at Site #2.
Æ 1 response for 175 cross-sectional
survey respondents at Site #2.
• 1 response for 500 complaint survey
respondents (15 minutes per survey
equaling 125 hours).
Total Responses for Year 2: 18,475.
Year 3.
• 8,250 (estimated) responses for 25
In-situ survey respondents (330
responses per person) at Site #1 (3
minutes per response equaling 412.5
hours).
• 1 response for 25 post measurement
interviews for In-situ study participants
at Site #1 (30 minutes per interview
equaling 12.5 hours).
• 1 response for 25 baseline
interviews for the respondents
participating in the In-situ study at Site
#2 (30 minutes per interview equaling
12.5 hours).
• 1 response for 525 General
Community Survey respondents at Site
#2 (30 minutes per survey equaling
262.5 hours).
Æ 1 response for 175 panel survey
respondents.
Æ 1 response for 350 cross-sectional
survey respondents.
Total Responses for Year 3: 8,825.
Year 4.
• 16,750 (estimated) responses for 25
In-situ survey respondents (670
responses per person) at Site #2 (3
minutes per response equaling 837.5
hours).
• 1 response for 25 post measurement
interviews In-situ participants at Site #2
(30 minutes per interview equaling 12.5
hours).
• 875 responses for 700 General
Community Survey respondents at Site
#3 (30 minutes per survey equaling
437.5 hours).
Æ 2 responses for 175 panel survey
respondents at Site #3.
Æ 1 response for 525 cross-sectional
survey respondents at Site #3.
Total Responses for Year 4: 17,650.
Year 5.
8,250 (estimated) responses for 25 Insitu survey participants at Location #2
(330 responses per person) at Site #2 (3
minutes per response equaling 412.5
hours).
Total Responses for Year 5: 8,250.
Total Number of Responses for 5
years: 53,275.
Average Burden per Resposne:
Qualitative Personal Interview: 30
minutes.
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Baseline Interview: 30 minutes.
Post Measurement Interview: 30
minutes.
In-situ Survey: 3 minutes.
General Community Survey: 30
minutes.
Complaint Survey: 15 minutes.
Frequency of responses:
Qualitative Personal Interview: One
time per installation.
Baseline Interview: One time per
installation.
Post Measurement Interview: One
time per installation.
In-situ Survey: On occasion for 12
months.
General Community Survey:
Panel Sample: Two times per
installation.
Cross-sectional sample: One time per
installation.
Complaint Survey: One time per
installation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Respondents are individuals living in
the vicinity of selected military
installations who regularly experience
impulsive noise from explosions and
heavy weapons blasts. Information
collection includes several different
surveys:
1. A qualitative personal interview to
explore respondents experiences,
understanding, and terminology to
refine the survey questions (to be
conducted at 2 installations).
2. An In-situ study where respondents
are asked to respond to a brief set of 56 questions on a PDA whenever they
experience an impulsive noise event (to
be conducted at 2 installations ).
3. A baseline interview for
respondents participating in the In-situ
study (to be conducted at 2
installations).
4. A post measurement interview for
respondents participating in the In-situ
study (to be conducted at 2
installations).
5. A general community survey to
gather responses to questions about the
impact of impulsive noise events from
a large representative sample of
community residents (to be conducted
at 3 installations).
6. A complaint survey that gathers
data on response to a specific noise
event for which one or more complaints
are received by the military installation.
For each recorded noise complaint, a
sample of 10 households in the
immediate vicinity of the complainant,
as well as the complainant will be
surveyed (to be conducted at 1
installation).
The study will involve communities
surrounding 3 different military
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installations to ensure the results and
dose-response models can be
generalized and applied to other U.S.
military installations.
Dated: April 10, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
[No. USN–2007–0028]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the United
States Naval Academy announces the
submission of a new 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 June 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
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To
request more information or to obtain a
copy of the proposal and associated
collection instruments, write to the
Commandant of Midshipmen,
Operations Office, United States Naval
Academy, 101 Buchanan Road,
Annapolis, MD 21402–5101, or contact
Captain Gary Williams, telephone (410)
293–7125.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: United States Naval Academy
Sponsor Application; OMB Control
Number 0703–TBD.
Needs and Uses: This collection of
information is necessary to determine
the eligibility and overall compatibility
between sponsor applicants and Fourth
Class Midshipmen at the United States
Naval Academy. An analysis of the
information collection is made by the
Sponsor Program Director during the
process in order to best match sponsors
with Midshipmen.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Federal government.
Annual Burden Hours: 800.
Number of Respondents: 800.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Summary of Information Collection
The sponsor program matches firstyear students with families in the
community for a semblance of home
away from the rigors of the academy.
The application is used to evaluate
and match sponsor families with
incoming midshipmen of similar
interests.
Dated: April 12, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Notice of Commission Meeting and
Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the
Delaware River Basin Commission will
hold an informal conference followed
by a public hearing on Thursday, May
10, 2007. The hearing will be part of the
Commission’s regular business meeting.
Both the conference session and
business meeting are open to the public
and will be held at the Commission’s
office building, located at 25 State
Police Drive in West Trenton, New
Jersey.
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The conference among the
commissioners and staff will begin at
10:15 a.m. Topics include a presentation
on the status of the Flood Mitigation
Task Force report and
recommendations; a presentation on a
revised proposal for a Flexible Flow
Management Plan (FFMP) for the New
York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs for
potential consideration by the
Commission at its meeting in July; a
presentation on PCB Trackdown for the
Camden County Municipal Utilities
Authority; and a presentation on
proposed modifications to the
Commission’s office building to
improve energy efficiency and reduce
cost.
The subjects of the public hearing to
be held during the 1:30 p.m. business
meeting include the dockets listed
below:
1. Pen Argyl Municipal Authority D–
75–28 CP–2. An application for approval
to upgrade the Pen Argyl Municipal
Authority WWTP. The WWTP design
capacity will remain at 0.95 mgd. The
project involves replacement of the
existing contact aeration/trickling filter
processes with a sequencing batch
reactor process. The treatment process
change is needed to improve nutrient
removal. The WWTP will continue to
discharge to an un-named tributary of
Waltz Creek in the Martins Creek
Watershed, which is located within the
drainage area to a section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Lower Delaware, which is classified as
Special Protection Waters. The WWTP
serves the Borough of Pen Argyl and
portions of Plainfield and Washington
Townships, all located within
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
2. Mt. Airy #1, LLC D–77–58–3. An
application to modify an existing
wastewater treatment plant to replace
aged equipment and provide more
reliable operation of the treatment
facility. The modifications include
installation of new fine screening
equipment to replace the comminutor;
replacement of the existing air supply
system, including the blowers and air
diffusers in the aeration basins;
installation of new alum, polymer,
alkalinity and sodium hypochlorite
systems for process control and
disinfection; construction of a new
sludge holding tank; and miscellaneous
improvements to controls, power supply
and alarms throughout the treatment
facility. No change is proposed to the
existing effluent limits or design
capacity of 0.220 million gallons per
day. The project effluent discharges to
Forest Hills Run in the drainage area of
DRBC Special Protection Waters. The
project is located at the former Mount
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[No. USA-2007-0014]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--ERDC/CERL announces a
proposed new 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 June 19,
2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any
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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: Larry Pater, PhD,
P.E., Program/Project Manager, Noise R&D, U.S. Army Engineer Research
and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research
Laboratory (CERL), 2902 Farber Drive, Champaign, IL 61821.
Title and OMB Number: Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse
Noise; OMB Control Number 0710--TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to obtain information on the relationship between community annoyance
and complaints, related to impulsive noise from military installations.
The information will provide the necessary tools and guidance for
military installations to effectively balance the need for training
operations at military installations with public safety and welfare.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Annual Burden Hours:
Year 1 (2007): 37.5 hours.
Year 2 (2008): 1,575 hours.
Year 3 (2009): 700 hours.
Year 4 (2010): 1,287.5 hours.
Year 5 (2011): 412.5 hours.
Total Number of Burden Hours for 5 Years: 4,012.5 hours.
Number of Respondents:
Year 1 (2007): 75.
Year 2 (2008): 1,575.
Year 3 (2009): 575.
Year 4 (2010): 725.
Year 5 (2011): 25.
Total Number of Respondents for 5 Years: 2,975.
Respondents Per Respondent:
Year 1.
1 response for 50 Qualitative Personal Interview
respondents in three locations (30 minutes per interview equaling 25
hours).
1 response for 25 baseline interviews for the respondents
participating in the In-situ study at Site 1 (30 minutes per
interview equaling 12.5 hours).
Total Responses for Year 1: 75.
Year 2.
16,750 (estimated) responses for 25 In-situ survey
participants (670 respondents per person) at Site 1 (3 minutes
per response equaling 837.5 hours).
1,225 responses for 1,050 General Community Survey
respondents (30 minutes per survey equaling 612.5 hours).
[cir] 2 responses for 175 panel survey respondents at Site
1.
[cir] 1 response for 525 cross-sectional survey respondents at Site
1.
[cir] 1 response for 175 panel survey respondents at Site
2.
[cir] 1 response for 175 cross-sectional survey respondents at Site
2.
1 response for 500 complaint survey respondents (15
minutes per survey equaling 125 hours).
Total Responses for Year 2: 18,475.
Year 3.
8,250 (estimated) responses for 25 In-situ survey
respondents (330 responses per person) at Site 1 (3 minutes
per response equaling 412.5 hours).
1 response for 25 post measurement interviews for In-situ
study participants at Site 1 (30 minutes per interview
equaling 12.5 hours).
1 response for 25 baseline interviews for the respondents
participating in the In-situ study at Site 2 (30 minutes per
interview equaling 12.5 hours).
1 response for 525 General Community Survey respondents at
Site 2 (30 minutes per survey equaling 262.5 hours).
[cir] 1 response for 175 panel survey respondents.
[cir] 1 response for 350 cross-sectional survey respondents.
Total Responses for Year 3: 8,825.
Year 4.
16,750 (estimated) responses for 25 In-situ survey
respondents (670 responses per person) at Site 2 (3 minutes
per response equaling 837.5 hours).
1 response for 25 post measurement interviews In-situ
participants at Site 2 (30 minutes per interview equaling 12.5
hours).
875 responses for 700 General Community Survey respondents
at Site 3 (30 minutes per survey equaling 437.5 hours).
[cir] 2 responses for 175 panel survey respondents at Site
3.
[cir] 1 response for 525 cross-sectional survey respondents at Site
3.
Total Responses for Year 4: 17,650.
Year 5.
8,250 (estimated) responses for 25 In-situ survey participants at
Location 2 (330 responses per person) at Site 2 (3
minutes per response equaling 412.5 hours).
Total Responses for Year 5: 8,250.
Total Number of Responses for 5 years: 53,275.
Average Burden per Resposne:
Qualitative Personal Interview: 30 minutes.
Baseline Interview: 30 minutes.
Post Measurement Interview: 30 minutes.
In-situ Survey: 3 minutes.
General Community Survey: 30 minutes.
Complaint Survey: 15 minutes.
Frequency of responses:
Qualitative Personal Interview: One time per installation.
Baseline Interview: One time per installation.
Post Measurement Interview: One time per installation.
In-situ Survey: On occasion for 12 months.
General Community Survey:
Panel Sample: Two times per installation.
Cross-sectional sample: One time per installation.
Complaint Survey: One time per installation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Respondents are individuals living in the vicinity of selected
military installations who regularly experience impulsive noise from
explosions and heavy weapons blasts. Information collection includes
several different surveys:
1. A qualitative personal interview to explore respondents
experiences, understanding, and terminology to refine the survey
questions (to be conducted at 2 installations).
2. An In-situ study where respondents are asked to respond to a
brief set of 5-6 questions on a PDA whenever they experience an
impulsive noise event (to be conducted at 2 installations ).
3. A baseline interview for respondents participating in the In-
situ study (to be conducted at 2 installations).
4. A post measurement interview for respondents participating in
the In-situ study (to be conducted at 2 installations).
5. A general community survey to gather responses to questions
about the impact of impulsive noise events from a large representative
sample of community residents (to be conducted at 3 installations).
6. A complaint survey that gathers data on response to a specific
noise event for which one or more complaints are received by the
military installation. For each recorded noise complaint, a sample of
10 households in the immediate vicinity of the complainant, as well as
the complainant will be surveyed (to be conducted at 1 installation).
The study will involve communities surrounding 3 different military
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installations to ensure the results and dose-response models can be
generalized and applied to other U.S. military installations.
Dated: April 10, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-1969 Filed 4-19-07; 8:45 am]
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