[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40541-40542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6245]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Data Collection Submission.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq., this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below (OMB No. 1006-0015) has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 16, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any 
other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to the Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile at 202-395-6566 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. A copy of your comments should also be 
directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention Ms. Nancy DiDonato, 
Contract and Repayment Specialist, Lower Colorado Regional Office, P.O. 
Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy of 
the proposed collection of information, contact Ms. Nancy DiDonato at 
702-293-8532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
disclosures, 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.
    Title: Diversions, Return Flows, and Consumptive Use of Colorado 
River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
    OMB No.: 1006-0015.
    Abstract: Reclamation delivers Colorado River water to water users 
for diversion and beneficial consumptive use in the States of Arizona, 
California, and Nevada. Under Supreme Court order, the United States is 
required, at least annually, to prepare and maintain complete, 
detailed, and accurate records of diversions of water, return flow, and 
consumptive use. This information is needed to ensure that a State or a 
water user within a State does not exceed its authorized use of 
Colorado River water. Water users are obligated by provisions in their 
water delivery contracts to provide Reclamation information on 
diversions and return flows. Reclamation determines the consumptive use 
by subtracting return flow from diversions or by other engineering 
means. Without the information collected, Reclamation could not comply 
with the order of the United States Supreme Court to prepare and 
maintain detailed and accurate records of diversions, return flow, and 
consumptive use.
    Description of respondents: The Lower Basin States (Arizona, 
California,

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and Nevada), local and tribal entities, water districts, and 
individuals that use Colorado River water.
    Frequency: Monthly, annually, or otherwise as determined by the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    Estimated total number of respondents: 54.
    Estimated total number of annual responses: 330.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 290.

                                         Estimated Burden for Each Form
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                                                                                       Total         Estimated
                            Form No.                               Estimated No.  responses  per   annual burden
                                                                  of respondents       year       hours per form
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LC-72...........................................................               6              78              54
LC-72A..........................................................               8              20              30
LC-72B..........................................................              15              51              78
Custom Forms....................................................              25             181             128
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    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number Reclamation will display a valid OMB 
control number on the forms. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information 
was published on April 17, 2006 (71 FR 19749). Reclamation received no 
comments on this collection of information during the comment period.
    OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information 
collection, but may respond after 30 days, therefore, public comment 
should be submitted to OMB within 30 days in order to assure maximum 
consideration.

Gary Palmeter,
Manager, Information Management Division, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. 06-6245 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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