[Federal Register: January 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 9)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 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 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 March 
15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, 
Military Traffic Management Command, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 
22332-5000, ATTN: MTPP-S (Ben Jozwiak). 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) 325-
8433.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Tender of Service and 
Letter of Intent for Personal Property Household Goods and 
Unaccompanied Baggage Shipments, DD Form 619, OMB Control Number 0702-
0022.
    Needs and Uses: Since household goods (HHG) move at Government 
expense, data is needed to choose the best service at lowest cost to 
the Government. The information provided by the carrier serves as a bid 
for contract to transport HHG, unaccompanied baggage, mobile homes, and 
boats. This information is collected on a regular basis, but is 
submitted intermittently throughout the year. Best-service-for-least-
cost carrier receives the contract. DD Form 619 certifies that 
accessorial services were actually performed. The Government would not 
know which carriers to use for shipping personal property if they could 
not collect this information.
    Affected Public: Business Or Other For-Profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 70,548.
    Number of Respondents: 2,636.
    Responses per Respondent: 441,677.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tender of Service is the contractual 
agreement between DOD and the carrier, under which the carrier agrees 
to provide service in accordance with the terms and conditions cited in 
the Tender of Service. In accordance with the provisions of DOD 4500.9-
R, the DD Form 619 is used by the household goods carrier industry to 
itemize packing material and other charges for billing purposes on 
household goods and unaccompanied baggage shipments.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-822 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]

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