[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9634-9635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4730]
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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 information
collection (OMB No. 1006-0002).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation, we) intends to submit a request for
renewal (with revisions) 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 State
and local governmental entities that manage recreation sites at
Reclamation projects; concessionaires, subconcessionaires, and not-for-
profit organizations who operate concessions on Reclamation lands; and
the general public, to comment on this information collection.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before May 4, 2009.
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 application form by writing to
the above address or by contacting Darrell Welch at (303) 445-2711 or
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darrell Welch at (303) 445-2711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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), and 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 Federal legislation 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; (2)
assist in prioritizing Reclamation funding; and (3) validate effective
public use of managed recreation resources located on Reclamation
project lands in the 17 Western States.
II. Changes to the Recreation Use Data Report Forms Parts I and II
Reclamation slightly modified Parts I and II forms by reformatting
each by (1) Rearranging the questions in a more logical sequence; (2)
deleting non-relevant questions; and (3) adding questions that
specifically address the recreation program needs of Reclamation. Note
that some of the questions asked of the concessionaires in Part II,
Form 7-2535 were deleted because some of the information originally
being collected from the concessionaires was redundant to the
information already being collected from Reclamation's non-Federal
partners in Part I, Form 7-2534. In addition, the title to Part I, Form
7-2535 was changed from Managing Partners to Non-Federal Managing
Partners to more accurately reflect that Reclamation is only collecting
information from our non-Federal partners and not our existing Federal
partners.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1006-0002.
Title: Recreation Use Data Report (Form No. 7-2534--Part I, Non-
Federal Managing Partners and Form No. 7-2535--Part II,
Concessionaires).
Form Numbers: 7-2534 and 7-2535.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Non-Federal government entities who manage the
recreation resource on Reclamation land and waterbodies.
Estimated Annual Total Number of Respondents: 282.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 282.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 142 hours.
Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
The table below provides the necessary detail on how the total
number of annual burden hours was arrived at for both forms. The total
annual hour burden has been rounded up.
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Burden estimate
Form No. per form (in Total number of Total annual hour
minutes) respondents burden
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7-2534 (Part 1, Non-Federal Managing Partners)......... 30 167 84
7-2535 (Part 2, Concessionaires)....................... 30 115 58
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Total Burden Hours ................. ................. 142
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IV. Request for Comments
We invite your comments 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 information collection on
respondents, including the use of
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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: February 18, 2009.
Roseann Gonzales,
Policy and Program Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E9-4730 Filed 3-4-09; 8:45 am]
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