Notice2023-03497
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
February 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentArmy Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10501-10502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03497]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA-2023-HQ-0006]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a proposed public information
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments
are invited on: 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 April
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
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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 U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000, ATTN: Ms.
Kathryn Nevins, or call 703-428-6440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Red River Navigation
Transportation Rate Survey; OMB Control Number 0710-RRNS.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates
and maintains much of the nation's inland navigation infrastructure of
locks, dams, and channels. Inland navigation improvement studies
conducted by the Corps typically use surveys of shippers, carriers, and
others to estimate the impacts on proposed waterway traffic of
alternative capital and operations and maintenance investment
strategies. The data are used to estimate, among other things,
alternative mode cost, shipper response to changes in waterway
transportation cost and reliability. This information is used in
planning studies for evaluated of projected benefits associated with
various plans. The USACE Tulsa District (SWT) and the Red River
Waterway Commission request approval of a survey instrument that
collects information from business owners to analyze potential benefits
associated with a proposed navigation channel along the Red River from
Denison Dam to Index, AR. The survey will assist in analyzing how
businesses in the region currently transport their commodities and how
the option of a navigable waterway would affect these movements. The
primary questions to be answered are:
<bullet> What are the commodities currently being shipped?
<bullet> What modes of transport do regional shippers currently
use?
<bullet> Would shippers use a waterway transport if available and
to what degree would they use it?
Respondents will be businesses in the study area that could use the
proposed navigation channel. Respondents will be identified based on
analysis of data from the Surface Transportation Board and with the
assistance of the Red River Valley Association, which has numerous
contacts with regional business and industry groups. These businesses
will be selected based on primary types and volume of commodities
shipped and surveys will be provided to respondents with the
opportunity to respond. SWT will conduct follow-up phone calls if
necessary. Surveys will be conducted using telephone and in-person
interviews, as well as via an online survey platform. The Red River
Valley Association will assist in garnering industry support for
completion of the survey.
Information from the questionnaire items for the collection of
planning data is needed to formulate and evaluate alternative water
resources development plans in accordance with the Principles and
Guidelines for Water Related Land Resources Implementation Studies,
promulgated by the U.S. Water Resources Council, 1983, which
specifically identifies interviews with shippers, carriers and port
officials as well as commodity consultants and experts to; identify
commodity types, study area, commodity flow, estimate transportation
cost and forecast waterway use. In the Corps of Engineers Engineering
Regulation 1105-2-100, ``Planning Guidance Notebook,'' benefits are
defined as transportation cost reduction benefits, including shift of
mode and shift of origin-destination and new movement benefits. Failure
to gather this information would result in Corps studies relying on
incomplete or dated information regarding the cost and use of the
navigation systems and the impacts of proposed capital improvements.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 100.
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: Once.
Dated: February 14, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-03497 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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