[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19901]


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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) intends 
to submit for approval the following extension of a currently approved 
information collection: Right-of-Use Application. 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 October 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to the Bureau of 
Reclamation, Office of Policy, Attention: Gene Munson (D-5200), PO Box 
25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Munson, 303-445-2898.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of 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: Right-of-Use Application.
    OMB No.: 1006-0003.
    Abstract: Reclamation is responsible for over 8 million acres of 
land in the 17 western States. Parties wishing to use any of that land 
must submit a Right-of-Use application. Reclamation will review the 
application and determine whether the granting of the right-of-use is 
compatible with the present or future uses of the land. After 
preliminary review of the application, the applicant will be advised of 
the estimated administrative costs for processing the application. In 
addition to the administrative costs, the applicant will also be 
required to pay a land use fee based on the fair market value for such 
land use, as determined by Reclamation. If the Right-of-Use application 
is for a bridge, building, or other type of major structure, 
Reclamation may require that all plans and specifications be signed and 
sealed by a professional engineer licensed by the State where the work 
is proposed. Linear facilities such as roads, pipelines, and 
transmission lines require a centerline survey defining the limits of 
the requested right-of-use.
    Description of respondents: Individuals, corporations, companies, 
and State and local entities that desire to use Reclamation lands.
    Frequency: Each time a Right of Use is requested.
    Estimated completion time: An average of 2 hours per respondent.
    Annual responses: 500 respondents.
    Annual burden hours: 1,000.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public 
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There 
also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's 
identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to 
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.

    Dated: July 23, 2002.
Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-19901 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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