[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3242-3243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01925]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR03042000, 19XR0680A1, RX.18786000.1000000; OMB Control Number 1006-
0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Diversions, 
Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower 
Colorado River Basin

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Mr. Paul Matuska, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Operations 
Office, Water Accounting and Verification Group, LC-4200, P.O. Box 
61470, Boulder City, NV 89006; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1006-0015 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Paul Matuska by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at (702) 293-8164. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
November 23, 2018 (83 FR 59414). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of Reclamation; (2) will this information be processed 
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 
(4) how might Reclamation enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (5) how might Reclamation minimize 
the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the 
use of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of

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public record. 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.
    Abstract: Reclamation delivers Colorado River water to water users 
for diversion and beneficial consumptive use in the States of Arizona, 
California, and Nevada. The Consolidated Decree of the United States 
Supreme Court in the case of Arizona v. California, et al., entered 
March 27, 2006 (547 U.S. 150 (2006)), requires the Secretary of the 
Interior to prepare and maintain complete, detailed, and accurate 
records of diversions of water, return flow, and consumptive use and 
make these records available at least annually. The information 
collected ensures that a State or water user within a State does not 
exceed its authorized use of Colorado River Water. Water users are 
obligated by provisions in their water delivery contracts to provide 
Reclamation information on diversions and return flows. Reclamation 
determines the consumptive use by subtracting return flow from 
diversions or by other engineering means.
    Title of Collection: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use 
of Colorado River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
    OMB Control Number: 1006-0015.
    Form Number: Forms LC-72A, LC-72B, Custom Forms.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: The respondents will include the Lower 
Basin States (Arizona, California, and Nevada), local and tribal 
entities, water districts, and individuals that use Colorado River 
water.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 306.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: See table.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, annually, or otherwise as 
stipulated by the entity's water delivery contract with the Secretary 
of the Interior.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: 0.

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                                                                                                              Number                           Total
              Monthly/ annual                         Form No.               Number of       Minutes/       responses/     Total hours/     responses/
                                                                            respondents      response       respondent         year            year
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Annual....................................  LC-72A......................               1              10               1            0.17               1
Annual....................................  LC-72B......................              12              10               1               2              12
Monthly...................................  Custom Forms................              23              10              12              46             276
Annual....................................  Custom Forms................              17              10               1             2.8              17
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    Total.................................  ............................              53  ..............  ..............              51             306
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    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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: January 9, 2019.
 Terrance J. Fulp,
 Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-01925 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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