[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79146-79147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32686]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites 
other Federal agencies, State, local, or tribal governments which 
manage recreation sites at Reclamation projects; concessionaires, 
subconcessionaires, and not-for-profit organizations who operate 
concessions on Reclamation lands; and the public, to comment on 
continuing information collection as required under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Currently, comments are 
being solicited about information Reclamation obtains to assess the 
relevance of recreation and concession activities at Reclamation 
projects.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the office listed in the 
addresses section on or before February 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments on the collection of recreation and 
concession information to: Bureau of Reclamation, Land, Recreation, and 
Cultural Resources Office, D-5300, Attention: Mr. Vernon Lovejoy, PO 
Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or a copy 
of the proposed Recreation Data Use Report forms, contact Mr. Lovejoy 
at the address provided above or by telephone at (303) 445-2913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation collects Reclamation-wide 
recreation and concession information in support of existing public 
laws including the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (Pub. L. 89-72) 
and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Pub. L. 88-578) and to 
fulfill reports to the President and the Congress. This collection of 
information allows Reclamation to meet the requirements of the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), financial reporting 
requirements, and pursue Reclamation's mission to manage, develop, and 
protect water and related resources in an environmentally and 
economically sound manner in the interest of the American people. 
Collection of Reclamation-wide recreation and concessionaire 
information supports specific information required by the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act and the Department of the Interior's GPRA-
based strategic plan.
    The two-part Recreation Use Data Report is an extension of a 
currently approved information collection with changes. Collected 
information will be used by Reclamation and its region and area offices 
to fulfill annual assessments and reporting requirements. Collected 
information will permit relevant program assessments of resources 
managed by Reclamation, its recreation managing partners, and/or 
concessionaires for the purpose of protecting the public interest and 
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resources managed by Reclamation. In addition, the collection of 
information will fulfill congressional and financial reporting 
requirements.

Collection of Information

    Title: Recreation Use Data Report.
    Form No. 7-2534--Part 1, Managing Partners.
    Form No. 7-2535--Part 2, Concessionaires.
    OMB No.: OMB No. 1006-0002.
    Type of Review: Recreation Use Data Report--extension of a 
currently approved information collection with change.
    Abstract: Collect Reclamation-wide recreation and concession 
information in support of existing public laws, reporting requirements, 
and Reclamation's mission. The information will further Reclamation's 
ability to evaluate program and management effectiveness of existing 
recreation and concessionaire resources and facilities and validate 
effective public use of managed recreation resources, located on 
Reclamation project lands in the 17 Western States. Information 
collection primarily affects other Federal agencies, State, local or 
tribal governments or agencies who manage Reclamation's recreation 
resources and facilities; and for commercial concessions and nonprofit 
organizations located on reclamation lands with associated recreation 
services. A portion of the information collected may include individual 
or group users of these managed recreation resources or 
concessionaires.
    Description of respondents: The information collection primarily 
affects other Federal agencies, State, local, or tribal governments, or 
agencies who manage Reclamation's recreation resources and facilities; 
and commercial concessions, subconcessionaires, and nonprofit 
organizations located on Reclamation lands with associated recreation 
services.
    Frequency: Annually.

Form No. 7-2534, Managing Partners

    Estimated completion time: 2 hours.
    Annual responses: 310.
    Annual burden hours: 620.

Form No. 7-2535, Concessionaires

    Estimated completion time: 2 hours.
    Annual responses: 225.
    Annual burden hours: 450.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
Reclamation, including whether the information shall have practical 
use; (b) the accuracy of Reclamation's estimated burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (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 those who are to 
respond, including through the use of automated collection techniques 
or other forms of information technology.
    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: December 12, 2002.
Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-32686 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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