[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16763-16764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06250]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR03042000, 22XR0680A1, 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 
April 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a 
copy of your comments to Jeremy Dodds, Manager, Water Accounting and 
Verification Group, LCB-4200, Boulder Canyon Operations Office, 
Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. 
Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470; or by email to [email protected] 
with a courtesy copy 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 information collection request (ICR), contact Jeremy Dodds 
by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (702) 293-8164. 
Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal 
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 for TTY assistance. 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 
October 26, 2021 (86 FR 59185). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
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

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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: 84.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 491.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: See table.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 103 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, annually, or otherwise as 
stipulated by the water user's Colorado River water delivery contract 
with the Secretary of the Interior.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                                                                              Number           Total
  Frequency of data collection (monthly/              Form No.               Number of       Minutes/       responses/      responses/     Total hours/
                  annual)                                                   respondents      response       respondent         year            year
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Annual....................................  LC-72A......................               8              10               1               8               1
Annual....................................  LC-72B......................              12              10               1              12               2
Monthly...................................  Custom Forms................              37              12              12             444              89
Annual....................................  Custom Forms................              27              25               1              27              11
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    1Total................................  ............................              84  ..............  ..............             491             103
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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.).

Jacklynn L. Gould,
Regional Director, Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin, Bureau of 
Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2022-06250 Filed 3-23-22; 8:45 am]
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