[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43631-43632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14438]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 234R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676; OMB Control Number 1006-
0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Landholder's 
and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage 
Limitation

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by email to Janice Perez, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy 
and Programs, at [email protected]. Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1006-0005 in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Janice Perez by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at (303) 817-4477. 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. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

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), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not 
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 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. 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: 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. This information collection 
requires certain landholders (direct or indirect landowners or lessees) 
and farm operators to complete forms demonstrating their compliance 
with the acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law. The 
forms in this information collection are submitted to districts that 
use the information to establish each landholder's status with respect 
to landownership limitations, full-cost pricing thresholds, lease 
requirements, and other provisions of Federal reclamation law. In 
addition, forms are submitted by certain farm operators to provide 
information concerning the services they provide and the nature of 
their farm operating arrangements. All landholders whose entire 
westwide landholdings total 40 acres or less are exempt from the 
requirement to submit RRA forms. Landholders who are ``qualified 
recipients'' have RRA forms submittal thresholds of 80 acres or 240 
acres depending on the district's RRA forms submittal threshold 
category where the land is held. Only farm operators who provide 
multiple services to more than 960 acres held in trusts or by legal 
entities are required to submit forms.
    Title of Collection: Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's 
Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 
426 and 43 CFR part 428.
    OMB Control Number: 1006-0005.
    Form Numbers: Form 7-2180, Form 7-2180EZ, Form 7-2181, Form 7-2184,

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Form 7-2190, Form 7-2190EZ, Form 7-2191, Form 7-2194, Form 7-21TRUST, 
Form 7-21PE, Form 7-21PE-IND, Form 7-21FARMOP, Form 7-21VERIFY, Form 7-
21FC, Form 7-21XS, Form 7-21XSINAQ, Form 7-21CONT-I, Form 7-21CONT-L, 
Form 7-21CONT-O, and Form 7-21INFO.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Landholders and farm operators of 
certain lands in our projects, whose landholdings exceed specified RRA 
forms submittal thresholds.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,544.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,654.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: See table below.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,087 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                      Burden
                                                   estimate per      Number of     Annual number   Annual burden
                    Form No.                         form (in       respondents    of responses   on respondents
                                                     minutes)                                       (in hours)
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Form 7-2180.....................................              60           1,967           2,006           2,006
Form 7-2180EZ...................................              45             218             222             167
Form 7-2181.....................................              78           1,076           1,097           1,426
Form 7-2184.....................................              45              10              10               8
Form 7-2190.....................................              60             133             136             136
Form 7-2190EZ...................................              45              32              33              25
Form 7-2191.....................................              78              81              83             108
Form 7-2194.....................................              45               4               4               3
Form 7-21PE.....................................              75             141             144             180
Form 7-21PE-IND.................................              12              20              20               4
Form 7-21TRUST..................................              60             398             406             406
Form 7-21VERIFY.................................              12             688             702             140
Form 7-21FC.....................................              30             372             379             190
Form 7-21XS.....................................              30             304             310             155
Form 7-21FARMOP.................................              78             100             102             133
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    Totals......................................  ..............           5,544           5,654           5,087
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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.).

Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-14438 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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