[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.
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