Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 49868 [E9-23417]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Army
• Army Department

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 49868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23417]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2009-0028]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army, (OAA-RPA), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces the 
extension of 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 November 
30, 2009.

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.

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, Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, 7701 
Telegraph Road, (CEIWR-MD), Alexandria, Virginia 22315-3868. ATTN: 
(Stuart A. Davis), or call Department of the Army Reports Clearance 
Officer at (703) 428-6440.
    Title and OMB Number: Corps of Engineers Civil Works 
Questionnaire--Generic Clearance; OMB Control Number 0710-0001.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer utilizes the data 
collected from the questionnaire items for planning data to formulate 
and evaluate alternative water resources development plans, to 
determine the effectiveness and evaluate the impacts of Corps projects, 
and in the case of the flood damage mitigation, to obtain information 
on flood damage incurred, whether or not a project is being considered 
or exists. All survey questionnaires are administered either by face-
to-face, mail, or telephone methods. Public surveys are used to gather 
data for planning and operating Corps projects and facilities and to 
determine public preferences and satisfaction.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, local or tribal 
government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 21,642.
    Number of Respondents: 185,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    All survey questionnaires are carefully selected to minimize undue 
burden on the public and are subject to internal controls and pre-
testing before actual use. Duplication is avoided by close coordination 
with state and local agencies as well as other Federal agencies and, 
whenever possible, participation in joint data collection efforts. Most 
of the Corps of Engineers civil works survey information is collected 
for very unique circumstances, such as visitor information at Corps 
recreation areas or flood damage information related to the Corps 
evaluation procedures. Much of this information is required to be very 
current and must be updated every one to two years.

    Dated: September 21, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-23417 Filed 9-28-09; 8:45 am]
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