[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59740-59741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24263]


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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. 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 November 29, 
2010.

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 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. 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. The 
forms in this information collection 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

    The changes made to the currently approved RRA forms and the 
corresponding instructions are editorial in nature and 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 effective in the 2012 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.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,522 hours.
    Estimate of Burden for Each Form:

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                                                      Burden                                      Annual  burden
                                                   estimate per      Number of    Annual  number        on
                    Form No.                         form (in       respondents    of  responses    respondents
                                                     minutes)                                       (in hours)
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Form 7-2180.....................................              60           4,124           4,206           4,206
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
    Totals......................................  ..............          15,279          15,585          11,522
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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) 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.

Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-24263 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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