[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11225-11226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3120]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Agency Information Collection; Renewal of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved information 
collection (OMB No. 1006-0002).

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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 (without revision) of an existing, 
approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB): Recreation Use Data Report, OMB Control Number 1006-0002. As 
part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, Reclamation 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 this information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the office listed in the 
addresses section on or before May 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments on the collection of recreation and 
concession information to: Bureau of Reclamation, Land Resources 
Office, D-5300, Attention: Mr. Vernon Lovejoy, P.O. 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:
    Title: Recreation Use Data Report (Form No. 7-2534--Part 1, 
Managing Partners and Form No. 7-2535--Part 2, Concessionaires).
    Abstract: Reclamation collects Reclamation-wide recreation and 
concession information (1) in support of existing public laws including 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Pub. L. 88-578), the Federal 
Water Project Recreation Act (Pub. L. 89-72), the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108-477); and (2) to fulfill 
reports to the President and the Congress. This collection of 
information allows Reclamation to (1) meet the requirements of the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), (2) fulfill 
congressional and financial reporting requirements, and (3) support 
specific information required by the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act and the Department of the Interior's GPRA-based strategic plan. 
Collected information will permit relevant program assessments of 
resources managed by Reclamation, its recreation managing partners, 
and/or concessionaires for the purpose of implementing 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. Specifically, the collected information provides 
Reclamation with the ability to (1) evaluate program and management 
effectiveness pertaining to existing recreation and concessionaire 
resources and facilities, and (2) validate effective public use of 
managed recreation resources, located on Reclamation project lands in 
the 17 Western States.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: State, local, or tribal governments; agencies who 
manage Reclamation's recreation resources and facilities; and 
commercial concessions, subconcessionaires, and nonprofit organizations 
located on Reclamation lands with associated recreation services.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 275.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 275.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 138 hours.
    Estimate of Burden for Each Form:

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                                                                      Burden                      Annual  burden
                                                                   estimate per   Annual  number        on
                            Form No.                                 form  (in          of          respondents
                                                                     minutes)       respondents     (in hours)
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7-2534 (Part 1, Managing Partners)..............................              30             160              80

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7-2535 (Part 2, Concessionaires)................................              30             115              58
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    Total Burden Hours..........................................  ..............  ..............             138
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    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 will 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.
    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.
    Department of the Interior 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.

Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy Services, Denver Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-3120 Filed 3-3-06; 8:45 am]
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