Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket No. USA-2007-0014]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 3, 2008.

Title and OMB Number:

Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse Noise; OMB Control Number 0710-TBD.

Type of Request:

New.

Number of Respondents:

2,975.

Responses per Respondent:

1.

Annual Responses:

2,975.

Average Burden per Response:

1.349 hours average.

Annual Burden Hours:

4,013.

Needs and Uses:

This 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. The information will be gathered over a period of five years.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households.

Frequency:

On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation:

Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer:

Mr. Jim Laity.

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Laity at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method:

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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

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.

DOD Clearance Officer:

Ms. Patricia Toppings.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209-2133.

Dated: January 25, 2008.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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