[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57588-57589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22936]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Agency Information Collection; Proposed Revisions to a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of revisions.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 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.

DATES: Submit written comments on the revised information collection on 
or before November 19, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to or requests for copies of the 
proposed revised forms to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: 84-
53000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie McPhee at (303) 445-2897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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

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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.

II. Changes to the RRA Forms and Their Instructions

    The changes made to the currently approved RRA forms and the 
corresponding instructions are of a formatting or editorial nature, and 
are designed to assist the respondents by increasing their 
understanding of the forms, clarifying the instructions for completing 
the forms, and clarifying the information that is required to be on the 
forms. The proposed revisions to the RRA forms will be effective in the 
2014 water year.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1006-0005.
    Title: Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification 
and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR 
part 428.
    Form Number: Form 7-2180, Form 7-2180EZ, Form 7-2181, Form 7-2184, 
Form 7-2190, Form 7-2190EZ, Form 7-2191, Form 7-2194, Form 7-21TRUST, 
Form 7-21PE, Form 7-21PE-IND, Form 7-21FARMOP, Form 7-21VERIFY, Form 7-
21FC, Form 7-21XS, Form 7-21XSINAQ, Form 7-21CONT-I, Form 7-21CONT-L, 
Form 7-21CONT-O, and Form 7-21INFO.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: Landholders and farm operators of certain lands in our 
projects, whose landholdings exceed specified RRA forms submittal 
thresholds.
    Estimated Annual Total Number of Respondents: 14,002.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.02.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 14,282.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,467 hours.
    Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: See table below.

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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           3,596           3,668           3,668
Form 7-2180EZ...................................              45             374             381             286
Form 7-2181.....................................              78           1,051           1,072           1,394
Form 7-2184.....................................              45              32              33              24
Form 7-2190.....................................              60           1,618           1,650           1,650
Form 7-2190EZ...................................              45              96              98              73
Form 7-2191.....................................              78             777             793           1,030
Form 7-2194.....................................              45               4               4               3
Form 7-21PE.....................................              75             139             142             177
Form 7-21PE-IND.................................              12               4               4               1
Form 7-21TRUST..................................              60             700             714             714
Form 7-21VERIFY.................................              12           5,081           5,183           1,037
Form 7-21FC.....................................              30             214             218             109
Form 7-21XS.....................................              30             144             147              73
Form 7-21FARMOP.................................              78             172             175             228
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    Totals......................................  ..............          14,002          14,282          10,467
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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 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.

V. Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email 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: September 7, 2012.
 Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office.
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