[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 93711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30719]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 17XR0680A1, RX.31580001.0090104]


Agency Information Collection; Renewal of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection (OMB Control Number 1006-0006)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the Bureau of Reclamation, intend to submit a request for 
renewal of an existing approved information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) titled, Certification Summary Form, 
Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation,.

DATES: Submit written comments on this information collection request 
on or before February 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments or requests for copies of the proposed 
forms to Stephanie McPhee, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy and 
Administration, 84-55000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007; or via 
email to [email protected].

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. The forms in this information collection are to 
be used by district offices to summarize individual landholder (direct 
or indirect landowner or lessee) and farm operator certification and 
reporting forms. This information allows us to establish water user 
compliance with Federal reclamation law.

II. Changes to the RRA Forms and Their Instructions

    No changes have been made to the currently approved RRA forms and 
the corresponding instructions to generate the proposed RRA forms that 
will be effective in the 2018 water year.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1006-0006.
    Title: Certification Summary Form, Reporting Summary Form for 
Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428.
    Form Number: Form 7-21SUMM-C and Form 7-21SUMM-R.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: Contracting entities that are subject to the acreage 
limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law.
    Estimated Annual Total Number of Respondents: 177.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.25.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 221.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,870 hours.
    Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: See table below.

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                                    Burden estimate                                            Annual burden on
           Form Number               per form (in          Number of       Annual  number of    respondents (in
                                        hours)            respondents          responses            hours)
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7-21SUMM-C and associated                         40                 169                 211               8,450
 tabulation sheets..............
7-21SUMM-R and associated                         40                   8                  10                 420
 tabulation sheets..............
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    Totals......................  ..................                 177                 221               8,870
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IV. Request for Comments

    We invite your comments on:
    (a) Whether the 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 estimated time and cost burden of the 
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, including increased 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: November 14, 2016.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-30719 Filed 12-20-16; 8:45 am]
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