[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63509-63510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25433]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Agency Information Collection; Proposed Revisions to a Currently 
Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 
1006-0005).

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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 (we, our, or us) 
intends to submit a request for renewal (with revisions) of an existing 
approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB): Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and 
Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 
428, OMB Control Number: 1006-0005. This information collection is 
required under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA), Acreage 
Limitation Rules and Regulations, 43 CFR part 426, and Information 
Requirements for Certain Farm Operations In Excess of 960 Acres and the 
Eligibility of Certain Formerly Excess Land, 43 CFR part 428. We 
request your comments on the revised RRA forms and specific aspects of 
the information collection.

DATES: Your written comments must be received on or before December 23, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may send written comments to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Attention: 84-53000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007. You may 
request copies of the proposed revised forms by writing to the above 
address or by contacting Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445-2897.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445-2897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification 
and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR 
part 428.
     Abstract: This information collection requires certain landholders 
(direct or indirect landowners or lessees) and farm operators to 
complete forms demonstrating their compliance with the acreage 
limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law. These forms are 
submitted to districts that use the information to establish each 
landholder's status with respect to landownership limitations, full-
cost pricing thresholds, lease requirements, and other provisions of 
Federal reclamation law. In addition, forms are submitted by certain 
farm operators to provide information concerning the services they 
provide and the nature of their farm operating arrangements. All 
landholders whose entire westwide landholdings total 40 acres or less 
are exempt from the requirement to submit RRA forms. Landholders who 
are ``qualified recipients'' have RRA forms submittal thresholds of 80 
acres or 240 acres depending on the district's RRA forms submittal 
threshold category where the land is held. Only farm operators who 
provide multiple services to more than 960 acres held in trusts or by 
legal entities are required to submit forms.
    Changes to the RRA forms and the instructions to those forms.
    We made a few editorial changes to the currently approved RRA forms 
and the instructions to those forms that are designed to assist the 
respondents by increasing their understanding of the forms, clarifying 
the instructions for use when completing the forms, and clarifying the 
information that is required to be submitted to the districts with the 
forms. The proposed revisions to the RRA forms will be included 
starting in the 2010 water year.
    Frequency: Annually.
     Respondents: Landholders and farm operators of certain lands in 
our projects, whose landholdings exceed specified RRA forms submittal 
thresholds.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 15,279.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.02.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 15,585.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,523 hours.
    Estimate of Burden for Each Form:

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                                                      Burden
                                                   estimate per      Number of     Annual number   Annual burden
                    Form No.                         form (in       respondents    of responses   on respondents
                                                     minutes)                                       (in hours)
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 Form 7-2180....................................              60           4,124           4,206           4,207
 Form 7-2180EZ..................................              45             425             434             326
 Form 7-2181....................................              78           1,205           1,229           1,598
 Form 7-2184....................................              45              32              33              25
 Form 7-2190....................................              60           1,620           1,652           1,652
 Form 7-2190EZ..................................              45              96              98              74
 Form 7-2191....................................              78             777             793           1,031
 Form 7-2194....................................              45               4               4               3
 Form 7-21PE....................................              75             146             149             186
 Form 7-21PE-IND................................              12               4               4               1
 Form 7-21TRUST.................................              60             882             900             900
 Form 7-21VERIFY................................              12           5,434           5,543           1,109
 Form 7-21FC....................................              30             214             218             109
 Form 7-21XS....................................              30             144             147              74
 Form 7-21FARMOP................................              78             172             175             228
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    Totals......................................  ..............          15,279          15,585          11,523
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    Comments.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of our functions, including whether the 
information will have practical use;
    (b) The accuracy of our burden estimate for the proposed collection 
of information;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including 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.
    Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: September 26, 2008.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Program Services, Denver Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-25433 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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