[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58818-58819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21028]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0141]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 proposing renew an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 28, 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 Steven Mullen, Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative 
Action--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1001 Indian 
School Road NW, Suite 229, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; or by email 
to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1076-0141 in 
the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mullen, Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, [email protected], (202) 924-2650. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. 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 
September 10, 2021 (86 FR 50737). 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: The BIA owns, operates, and maintains irrigation projects 
that 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).

Proposed Revisions

    The proposed ``Agreement for the Carriage of Water'' (form number 
BIA-DWP-Irr-106) would allow BIA to determine whether BIA irrigation 
facility can support the third-party carriage or whether it is in the 
best interest of the BIA facility to convey our water through third-
party facilities, under 25 CFR 171. 605.
    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; BIA-DWP-Irr-106.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 13,438.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 35,941.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from .2 to 6 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17,981.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $0.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to

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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).

Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs 
and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-21028 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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