Federal Register: December 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 247)

DOCID: FR Doc 04-28127

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Army Department

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 25, 2005.

DOCUMENT 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.

SUMMARY:

Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Summary of Information Collection

The SDDC provides global surface deployment command and control and distribution operations to meet National Security objectives in peace and war. To carry out its mission, SDDC works with industry partners in several program areas: Freight Domestic Distribution Program; Freight Global Distribution Program; Passenger Traffic Management Program; Personal Property Traffic Management Program. Most industry partners only provide services in one or two of the program areas, so the survey design provides for transparently skipping respondents only to the sections that are relevant to them. These voluntary partnership surveys will continue to be a collaborative effort to obtain feedback for improving the SDDC business processes.

Dated: December 17, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 0428127 Filed 122304; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 500106M

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 and OMB Number: Industry Partnership Survey; OMB Number 0702 TBD.

Needs and Uses: SDDC will use the survey information to improve the efficiency, quality, and timeliness of its processes, as well as to strengthen its partnership with industry. Although the survey instruments are brief, with only basic information requested to measure satisfaction and to obtain feedback on areas that may require improvement, SDDC expects the data, comments, and suggestions offered by the respondents to help improve the performance of its systems and contain costs. Because the survey asks about the roles of SDDC employees, the responses will also help improve the SDDC exercise of project oversight responsibilities.

Affected Public: Business or other for profit.

Annual Burden Hours: 343.

Number of Respondents: 1,371.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.
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Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion (14 month cycle).