[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 145 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42874-42875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12074]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Submission of Collection of Water Delivery and Electric Service 
Data for the Operation of Irrigation and Power Projects and Systems to 
the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the information collection titled: 
Electrical Service Application, 25 CFR 175, OMB Control Number 1076-
0021, and Water Request, 25 CFR 171, OMB Central Number 1076-0141, for 
reinstatement, review, and approval. These collections expired during 
the Paperwork Reduction Act renewal process.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 28, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile at (202) 395-6566 or you may send 
an e-mail to: [email protected].
    Please send a copy of the comments to John Anevski, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Branch of Irrigation, Power, and Safety of Dams, Mail 
Stop 4655-MIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or 
obtain copies of the information collection request submission from 
John Anevski at (202) 208-5480, or by facsimile at (202) 219-0006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments on these two information 
collections were requested in a Federal Register notice published 
February 28, 2006 (71 FR 10054). No comments were received.

Request for Comments

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests you to send your comments on 
this collection to the two locations listed in the ADDRESSES section. 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs solicits comments in order to:

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    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the bureau, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the bureau's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond.
    OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collections but may respond after 30 days; therefore, comments 
submitted within 30 days are more assured of receiving maximum 
consideration. Please note that comments, names, addresses of 
commentators are available for public review during normal business 
hours. If you wish us to withhold any information you submit, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will honor 
your request to the extent allowable by law.

Water Request

    Type of review: Reinstatement with a change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Title: Water Request, 25 CFR 171.
    Summary: In order for irrigators to receive water deliveries, 
information is needed by the BIA to operate and maintain its irrigation 
projects and fulfill reporting requirements. Section 171.7 of 25 CFR 
part 171, [Irrigation] Operation and Maintenance, specifies the 
information collection requirement. Water users must apply for water 
delivery. The information to be collected includes: Name; water 
delivery location; time and date of requested water delivery; duration 
of water delivery; rate of water flow; number of acres irrigated; crop 
statistics; and other operational information identified in the local 
administrative manuals. Collection of this information was previously 
authorized under an approval by OMB (OMB Control Number 1076-0141). All 
information is collected at least annually from each water user with a 
response required each time irrigation water is provided. Annual 
reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information 
is estimated to average 8 minutes per request. There is a range of 1 to 
10 requests from each irrigation water user each season with an average 
of 4 responses per respondent.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: BIA Irrigation Project Water Users.
    Total Respondents: 6539.
    Total Annual Responses: 26,945.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,756 hours.

Electrical Service Application

    Type of review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Title: Electric Service Application, 25 CFR 175.
    Summary: In order for electric power consumers to be served, 
information is needed by the BIA to operate and maintain its electric 
power utilities and fulfill reporting requirements. Section 175.22 of 
25 CFR part 175, Indian electric power utilities, specifies the 
information collection requirement. Power consumers must apply for 
electric service. The information to be collected includes: name; 
electric service location; and other operational information identified 
in the local administrative manuals. Collection of this information was 
authorized under an approval by OMB (OMB Control Number 1076-0021). All 
information is collected from each electric power consumer. Annual 
reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information 
is estimated to average 30 minutes for each response for 3,000 
respondents, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Thus, the total 
annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection is 
estimated to be 1,500 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Description of Respondents: BIA Electric Power Consumers.
    Total Respondents: 3,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500 hours.

    Dated: July 20, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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