[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43632-43633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14439]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83550000, 234R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676; OMB Control Number 1006-
0006]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Certification Summary 
Form, Reporting Summary Form 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 1006-0006 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

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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. The forms in this information 
collection are to be used by district offices to summarize individual 
landholder (direct or indirect landowner or lessee) and farm operator 
certification and reporting forms. This information allows us to 
establish water user compliance with Federal reclamation law.
    Title of Collection: Certification Summary Form, Reporting Summary 
Form for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428.
    OMB Control Number: 1006-0006.
    Form Numbers: Form 7-21SUMM-C and Form 7-21SUMM-R.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Contracting entities that are subject 
to the acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 120.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150.
    Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: See table below.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,000 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                               Burden estimate                                  Annual burden on
                  Form No.                      per form (in       Number of     Annual number   respondents (in
                                                   hours)         respondents    of responses        hours)
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7-21SUMM-C and associated tabulation sheets.                40             113             141             5,640
7-21SUMM-R and associated tabulation sheets.                40               7               9               360
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    Totals..................................  ................             120             150             6,000
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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. 2023-14439 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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