[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36499-36500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17563]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Agency Information Collection; Activities Under OMB Review; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 
1006-0002).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has forwarded the following 
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Recreation Use Data Report, OMB 
Control Number: 1006-0002. As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burdens, Reclamation invites other Federal 
agencies, State, local, or tribal governments which manage recreation 
sites at Reclamation projects; concessionaires, sub-concessionaires, 
and not-for-profit organizations who operate concessions on Reclamation 
lands; and the public, to comment on this information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may send written comments 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 to (202) 
395-5806, or e-mail to [email protected]. A copy of your 
comments should also be directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Attention: 84-53000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greek Taylor, Bureau of Reclamation, 
303-445-2895. You may also contact the above to obtain copies, at no 
cost, of the forms and information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Recreation Use Data Report (Part I, Form 7-2534, Managing 
Partners, and Part II, Form 7-2535, Concessionaires).
    OMB No.: OMB No. 1006-0002.
    Abstract: Reclamation collects Reclamation-wide recreation and 
concession information in support of existing public laws including the 
Federal Water Project Recreation Act (Pub. L. 89-72) and the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108-477), and 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 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 evaluate 
program and management effectiveness pertaining to existing recreation 
and concessionaire resources and facilities, and validate effective 
public use of managed recreation resources located on Reclamation 
project lands and waterbodies in the 17 Western States.
    Description of respondents: The respondents will include non-
Federal government entities who manage recreation resources on 
Reclamation lands and waterbodies, and the concessions at those areas 
and other areas managed directly by Reclamation. Responses are 
voluntary.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated completion time: An average of 30 minutes is required to 
complete Forms 7-2534 and 7-2535 each.
    Annual responses: 282.
    Annual burden hours: 142 hours.

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                                                                      Burden                       Annual burden
                                                                   estimate  per  Annual  number        on
                            Form No.                                 form (in           of          respondents
                                                                     minutes)       respondents     (in hours)
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7-2534 (Part I, Managing Partners)..............................              30             167              84
7-2535 (Part II, Concessionaires)...............................              30             115              58
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    Total burden hours..........................................  ..............  ..............             142
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    Comments:
    Reclamation invites 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 automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    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 Forms 7-2534 and 7-2535, OMB Control Number: 
1006-0002.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published in the Federal 
Register (74 FR 9634, March 5, 2009). No public comments were received.
    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.
    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.

Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Program Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E9-17563 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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