[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74806-74807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30880]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Adjustment of the Amount of an Administrative Costs Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation, we, our, or us) is 
decreasing the amount of the administrative costs assessment set forth 
in the Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations (Regulations), 43 CFR 
part 426. Based on our latest required review, the current $290 
administrative costs assessment is being decreased to $230.

DATES: The decrease in the amount of the administrative costs 
assessment to $230 becomes effective on January 1, 2012. See the last 
paragraph in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for more details 
regarding application of the new amount.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Reclamation, Policy and 
Administration, Attention: 84-53000,

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P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 426.20 of the Regulations provides 
that we will assess districts administrative costs if: (1) A district 
delivers Reclamation irrigation water to land that was ineligible 
because a landholder did not submit Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 
certification or reporting forms to the district prior to receipt of 
the Reclamation irrigation water, (2) a district does not provide us 
with corrected landholder certification or reporting forms within 60 
calendar days of our request for corrections, or (3) a district 
delivers Reclamation irrigation water to ineligible excess land. 
Section 426.20(e) sets the original amount of the administrative cost 
assessment at $260. The amount is based on the additional costs we 
incur to perform activities to address the problems described in the 
first sentence of this paragraph. Section 426.20(e) further provides 
that we will review the associated costs at least once every 5 years 
and adjust the assessment amount, if needed, to reflect new cost data.
    The regulatory provisions for the administrative costs assessment 
became effective on March 27, 1995. Previous regular reviews of the 
administrative cost assessment resulted in the amount remaining the 
same, or increasing (once, from $260 to $290). This year, the regular 
review of cost data for 2006-2010 shows the administrative cost 
assessment needs to be adjusted from $290 to $230. The next regular 
review of cost data will take place in 2016, evaluating the cost data 
for 2011-2015.
    The new amount of the administrative costs assessment becomes 
effective on January 1, 2012. However, application will be based on the 
date Reclamation actually finds and documents the forms or excess land 
problem in question. Specifically, if after January 1, 2012, we find a 
forms or excess land problem described in 43 CFR 426.20, the amount of 
the administrative costs assessment will be $230. This will be the case 
even if the problem occurred prior to January 1, 2012. For problems we 
find prior to January 1, 2012, the amount of the administrative costs 
assessment will remain at $290.

Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-30880 Filed 11-30-11; 8:45 am]
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