[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13311-13312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06504]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0141]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of Agency 
Information Collection for Water Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 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 Indian Affairs (BIA) are seeking comments on the renewal 
of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of 
information for the updated Request for Irrigation Services authorized 
by OMB Control Number 1076-0141. The current information collection 
expires June 30, 2019. Supplementing the Request for Irrigation 
Services in this renewal of information collection are the Request for 
Customer Information, Annual Assessment Waiver, Incentive Agreement, 
and Land Classification/Designation applications.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to the Yulan Jin, Chief, Division of Water and Power, 
Office of Trust Services, Mail Stop 4655--MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240; telephone: (202) 219-0941; or by email to 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1076-0141 in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Yulan Jin by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (202) 219-0941.

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.
    We are 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 the BIA; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the BIA enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the BIA 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 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: The BIA owns, operates, and maintains 17 irrigation 
projects that

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provide a service to the end user. To properly bill for the services 
provided, the BIA must collect customer information to identify the 
individual responsible for repaying the government the costs of 
delivering the service; determine eligibility for waiver of fees; and 
determine designation of irrigable lands as assessable or non-
assessable. Additional information necessary for providing the service 
is the location of the service delivery and the number of serviced 
acres. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires that 
certain information be collected from individuals and businesses doing 
business with the government. This information includes the taxpayer 
identification number for possible future use to recover delinquent 
debt. To implement the DCIA requirement to collect customer 
information, the BIA has included a section concerning the collection 
of information in its regulations governing its irrigation projects (25 
CFR 171).
    Title of Collection: Water Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0141.
    Form Number: BIA-DWP-Irr-101; BIA-DWP-Irr-102; BIA-DWP-Irr-103; 
BIA-DWP-Irr-104; BIA-DWP-Irr-105.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Water users of BIA irrigation 
project--individual and businesses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 7,500.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 34,906.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: A range of 1 minute to 6 
hours, depending on the specific service being requested.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17,943 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Responses are required to receive or 
maintain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion through the irrigation season, 
averaging approximately two times per year.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    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).

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-06504 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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