[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75021-75023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24030]


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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; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 (Reclamation), are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 1, 2023.

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 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please 
provide a copy of your comments to Janice Perez, Bureau of Reclamation, 
at [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006-0005 
in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this information collection request, contact Janice Perez, Bureau 
of Reclamation, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 
(303) 817-4477. Individuals who are deaf,

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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 information collection request 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 
July 10, 2023 (88 FR 43631). 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 information collection request 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: 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, 
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: 5,655.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: See table below.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,088 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                    Burden
                                                 estimate per      Number of     Annual number  Annual burden on
                   Form No.                        form (in       respondents    of responses    respondents (in
                                                   minutes)                                          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           1,098             1,427
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

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Form 7-21FARMOP...............................              78             100             102               133
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    Totals....................................  ..............           5,544           5,655             5,088
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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.).

Matthew Tracy,
Acting Director, Mission Assurance and Protection Organization.
[FR Doc. 2023-24030 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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