Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Director of Information Systems for Command, Control,

Communications, and Computers (DISC4), U.S. Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public

information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection

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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 December

17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to HQ US Army Corps of Engineers,

Directorate of Civil Works Operations Division, Regulatory Branch, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Pulaski Building, Washington, DC, 20314-1000,

ATTN: CECW-OR (FRANK R. TORBETT).

Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days

of the date of publication of this notice.

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 above address, or call Department of the Army

Reports clearance officer at (703) 614-0454.

Title: Application for a Department of the Army Permit.

Needs and Uses: Information is used to evaluate applications for

permits to conduct work in navigable waters under Sections 9 and 10 of

the Rivers and Harbors Act; permits for the discharge or dredged or

fill material into waters of the United States under Section 404 of the

Clean Water Act; and permits for the transportation of dredged or fill

material for the purpose of ocean disposal under Section 103 of the

Marine Protection, Research, and, Sanctuaries Act (Ocean Dumping Act).

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-

profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Annual Burden Hours: 77,500.

Number of Respondents: 15,500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5 hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information collected describes proposed

construction or filling in U.S. waters. Projects are evaluated to

determine if issuance of a permit will damage environment or impact

other property. Respondents are private landowners, businesses, non-

profit organizations and government. The application is a renewal of a

previously authorized application approved in 1993.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-26790 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]

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