[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73208-73209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83570000, 167R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information 
collection request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public 
comments must be received on or before December 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: 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 
email to [email protected]. A copy of your comments should 
also be directed to the Mr. Jerome Jackson, Bureau of Reclamation, 84-
57000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007; or via email to 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006-0002 in 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerome Jackson at (303) 445-2712. 
You may also view the information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Reclamation collects agency-wide recreation and concession 
information to fulfill congressional reporting requirements pursuant to 
current public laws, including Public Law 89-72, as amended through 
106-580, Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 1965; and Public Law 
102-575, Title XXVIII, Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992. 
In addition, collected

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information will permit relevant program assessments of resources 
managed by Reclamation, its recreation managing partners, and/or 
concessionaires for the purpose of contributing to the implementation 
of Reclamation's mission. More specifically, the collected information 
enables Reclamation to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of program 
management based on existing recreation and concessionaire resources 
and facilities, and (2) validate the efficiency of resources for public 
use within partner managed recreation resources, located on Reclamation 
project lands in the 17 Western States. No changes are being made to 
this information collection.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1006-0002.
    Title: Recreation Use Data Reports.
    Form Numbers: 7-2534, Part I, Managing Partners and Direct Managed 
Recreation Areas; 7-2535, Part II, Concessionaires.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: State, local, or tribal governments; agencies who 
manage Reclamation's recreation resources and facilities; and 
commercial concessions, and nonprofit organizations located on 
Reclamation lands with associated recreation services.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 270.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 270.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 136 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 and Direct Managed Recreation               30             155              78
 Areas).........................................................
7-2535 (Part II, Concessionaires)...............................              30             115              58
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    Total Burden Hours..........................................  ..............  ..............             136
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III. Request for Comments

    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
September 3, 2015 (80 FR 53326). No comments were received.
    We invite comments concerning this information collection 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, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (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.
    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 the forms.

IV. 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: November 13, 2015.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-29872 Filed 11-23-15; 8:45 am]
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