[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7562-7563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3335]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is 
seeking an extension of the following information collection: 
Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in 
the Lower Colorado River Basin, OMB No. 1006-0015. Before submitting 
the information collection request to the Office of Management and 
Budget for approval, Reclamation is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Information 
Collection Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, D-7924, P.O. Box 25007, 
Denver, Colorado 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Rush, Information Collection 
Officer, (303) 445-2047; Internet address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of

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Reclamation's functions, including whether the information will have 
practical use; (b) the accuracy of Reclamation's estimated time and 
cost burdens of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, use, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including increased use of automated collection techniques 
or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given 
to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this 
publication.
    Title: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado 
River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
    OMB No.: 1006-0015.
    Abstract: Reclamation delivers Colorado River water to water users 
for diversion and beneficial consumptive use in the States of Arizona, 
California, and Nevada. Under Supreme Court order, the United States is 
required, at least annually, to prepare and maintain complete, 
detailed, and accurate records of diversions of water, return flow, and 
consumptive use. This information is needed to ensure that a State or a 
water user within a State does not exceed its authorized use of 
Colorado River water. Water users are obligated to provide information 
on diversions and return flows to Reclamation by provisions in their 
water delivery contracts. Reclamation determines the consumptive use by 
subtracting return flow from diversions or by other engineering means. 
Without the information collected, Reclamation could not comply with 
the order of the United States Supreme Court to prepare and maintain 
detailed and accurate records of diversions, return flow, and 
consumptive use.
    Description of respondents: The Lower Basin States (Arizona, 
California, and Nevada), local and tribal entities, water districts, 
and individuals that use Colorado River water.
    Frequency: Annually, or otherwise as determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior.
    Estimated completion time: An average of 6 hours per respondent.
    Annual responses: 54 respondents.
    Annual burden hours: 324.

    Dated: February 7, 2000.
John E. Redlinger,
Acting Area Manager, Boulder Canyon Operations Office, Lower Colorado 
Region.
[FR Doc. 00-3335 Filed 2-14-00; 8:45 am]
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