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OMB Control No: 0710-0006	ICR Reference No: 202303-0710-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201909-0710-001
Agency/Subagency: DOD/COE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Vessel Operation Reporting
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/31/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/27/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2023
Responses	6,600	0	34,080
Time Burden (Hours)	8,700	0	15,360
Cost Burden (Dollars)	202,536	0	305,290

Abstract: The Corps of Engineers uses ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 3925C, and 3925P as the basic instruments to collect waterborne commerce statistics. These dta, collected from vessel opeating companies, constitute the sole source for domestic vessel movements to freight and passengers on U.S. navigable waterways and harbors; are essential to plans for maintaining U.S. navigable waterways; and are critical to enforcing the "Harbor Maintenance Tax" authorized under Section 1402 of PL 99-662.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 555 Name of Law: Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information required by Secretary of the Army

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 3723	01/20/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 17829	03/24/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Record Of Arrivals And Departures Of Vessels	ENG Form 3926
Vessel Operation Report	ENG Form 3925, ENG Form 3925B, ENG Form 3925C, ENG Form 3925P	, , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,600	34,080	-27,480
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,700	15,360	-6,660
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	202,536	305,290	-102,754

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The respondent burden estimates have changed significantly due to a reassessment of the real burden impact of the forms. The burden imposed by the forms has not changed due to any changes to the forms themselves. We believe the previous estimate for ENG Form 3926 was a misinterpretation – that the estimated number of responses may have mistakenly been shown as the number of respondents, resulting in a total respondent burden estimate that was far too high. The ENG Form 3926 now has an estimated 1,200 annual responses, reflecting both a correction to the previous request’s mistake as well as a general decrease in the number of reports received. We are estimating a significant decrease in the number of respondents to the ENG 3925 series of forms due to industry consolidation. However, response time is being estimated higher due to a reassessment of the time it takes to gather the information required to complete the form, as well as to reflect that each respondents has more information to report due to the industry consolidation.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,157,683

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Nicholas Schuff 757 817-7203 nicholas.a.schuff.ctr@mail.mil

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