[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43181-43182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14676]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revisions to a 
Currently Approved Information Collection Form; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved information 
collection form (OMB No. 1006-0003).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends 
to submit a request for renewal of an existing approved information 
collection form, Right-of-Use Application (Form 7-2540), to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting this revised Right-
of-Use Application form (application) to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review of the information collection requirements, 
Reclamation requests public comments on specific aspects of the 
application form.

DATES: All written comments must be received on or before September 26, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Bureau of 
Reclamation, Attention: D-5300, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007. 
Copies of the proposed application may be requested by writing to the 
above address or by contacting Marian L. Mather at (303) 445-2895.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian L. Mather: (303) 445-2895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to reformatting the form, it has 
been modified to (1) move the instructions to the last page to 
facilitate its electronic completion on the Internet, (2) clarify the 
questions being asked of the applicant, (3) clarify the scope of 
activities which may be permissible to include those involving 
Reclamation's facilities and water surfaces in addition to land-based 
activities, and (4) provide the applicant with a list that identifies 
common land, facility, or water surface use activities which may be 
requested by this form.
    Title: Right-of-Use Application.
    Abstract: Reclamation is responsible for approximately 8 million 
acres of land which directly support Reclamation's Federal water 
projects in the 17 western states. Individuals or entities wanting to 
use Reclamation's lands, facilities, and water surfaces must submit an 
application to gain permission for such uses. Examples of such uses are 
transmission line construction across Reclamation project lands, 
livestock grazing, and special events such as boating regattas. 
Reclamation will review applications and determine whether the granting 
of individual right-of-use is compatible with Reclamation's present or 
future uses of the lands, facilities, or water surfaces. If the 
application request is found to be compatible, the applicant will be 
advised of the estimated administrative costs and estimated time that 
will be required for processing the

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application. In addition to the administrative costs, the applicant 
will also be required to pay the value of the right-of-use based on an 
appraisal. If the application is for construction of a bridge, 
building, or other significant construction project, Reclamation may 
require that all plans and specifications be signed and sealed by a 
professional engineer licensed by the State in which the work is 
proposed. Construction for linear facilities, such as roads, pipelines, 
and transmission lines, require a centerline survey defining the limits 
of the requested right-of-use.
    Frequency: Each time a right-of-use is requested.
    Respondents: Individuals, corporations, companies, and State and 
local entities that want to use Reclamation lands, facilities, or water 
surfaces.
    Estimated Annual Total Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,000 hours.
    Estimated Completion Time Per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary for 
the proper performance of Reclamation's functions to manage and operate 
Federal water projects and their associated lands, facilities, and 
water surfaces, including whether the information will have practical 
use;
    (b) The accuracy of the burden estimate for the proposed collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    We will summarize all comments received regarding this notice. We 
will publish that summary in the Federal Register when the information 
collection request is submitted to OMB for review and approval.
    The Department of the Interior's practice is to make comments, 
including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public 
review. Individual respondents may request that their home address be 
withheld from public disclosure, which will be honored to the extent 
allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which a 
respondent's identity would be withheld from public disclosure, as 
allowable by law. If respondents wish their names and/or addresses to 
be withheld, they must state this prominently at the beginning of their 
comment(s). Submissions of comments from organizations or businesses, 
and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or 
officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for 
public disclosure in their entirety.

    Dated: July 6, 2005.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. 05-14676 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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