[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8310-8311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2211]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request

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 seek approval of the following proposed new information collection: 
Yakima Basin Recreation Survey. Reclamation will use two separate forms 
to collect this information. Form No. 7-2570, Yakima Basin Reservoir 
Recreation Survey, and Form No. 7-2571, Yakima Basin River Recreation 
Survey. 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, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Bureau of 
Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, Attention: Darrell Welch, D-8580, 
PO Box 25007, Denver, Colorado, 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy of 
the proposed collection of information forms, contact Mr. Darrell Welch 
at 303-445-2711.

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: Yakima Basin Recreation Survey.
    Abstract: The Yakima River Basin is located in south central 
Washington State in the counties of Benton, Franklin, Yakima, and 
Kittitas. The seven major reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin are 
Bumping Lake, Clear Lake, Cle Elum, Kachess, Keechelus, Easton, and 
Rimrock. The five major rivers in the Yakima River Basin are the 
Yakima, Nachess, Cle Elum, Bumping and Tieton. Reclamation is in the 
process of preparing a Yakima River

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Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study and associated Environmental 
Impact Statement that will address options for supplying additional 
water storage for the Yakima River Basin. Currently, site-specific 
recreation-related information is unavailable for the primary 
reservoirs and rivers. In order to accurately assess the current 
recreation and recreation-related economic environment within the 
Yakima River Basin, additional information must be collected from the 
recreationists who visit the reservoirs and rivers within the basin. 
Further, the survey information will allow Reclamation to adequately 
assess the recreation impacts that different options may have on the 
environment and the local economy.
    Description of Respondents: Yakima River Basin reservoir and river 
recreationists come from the cities of Yakima and Ellensburg, 
Washington, as well as the smaller communities within the basin. A 
large number of visitors also come from western Washington, in 
particular the Puget Sound communities of Seattle and Tacoma. A smaller 
portion of recreationists within the basin are out-of-state visitors.
    Frequency: This is a one-time voluntary survey.
    Estimated Completion Time: An average of 20 minutes per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,216.
    Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,072.
    Estimate of Burden for Each Form:

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                                                             Burden estimate                    Annual burden on
                         Form No.                             per form  (in       Number of     respondents  (in
                                                                minutes)         respondents         hours)
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(Rivers)..................................................                20             1,340               447
(Reservoirs)..............................................                20             1,876               625
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    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: February 7, 2006.
Jerry Kelso,
Area Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. E6-2211 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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