[Federal Register: July 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 128)]
[Notices]
[Page 38891]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
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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In compliance with Section 350(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
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
September 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army,
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, (SDDC), 661
Sheppard Place, Ft. Eustis, Virginia 23604. ATTN: (Ken Morrison, Fort
Eustis, 757-878-8503). Consideration will be given to all comments
received within 60 days of the day 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) 602-
0636.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Department of Defense
Standards Tender of Freight, SDDC Form 364, OMB Control No. 0704-0261.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 434
Responses per Respondent: 50.
Annual Responses: 21,563.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,391.
Need and Uses: The information derived from the DOD tenders on file
with the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is
used by SDDC subordinate commands and D0D shippers to select the best
value carriers to transport surface freight shipments. Freight carriers
furnish information in a uniform format so that the Government can
determine the cost of transportation, accessorial, and security
services, and select the best value carriers for 1.1 million Bill of
Lading shipments annually. The DoD tender rate and other pertinent
tender data are noted on the Bill of Lading at the time of shipment.
The DoD tender is the source document for the General Services
Administration post-shipment audit of carrier freight bills.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondents Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD tender format was developed to take
advantage of improved information collection technology and to connect
with ongoing initiatives to implement automated systems to file
tenders, select carriers, quote rates, and audits. The disciplined data
fields of the tenders will facilitate the Electronic Data Interchange
of tender data between carriers and SDDC, also between SDDC
subordinates commands and DoD shippers. This initiative ultimately will
permit electronic filing of the tender and eliminate mailing paper
documents, which are manually processed.
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-13194 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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