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Respondents: Entity landholders,
trusts, public entities, and religious or
charitable organizations identified by
Reclamation that are subject to the
acreage limitation provisions of Federal
reclamation law.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.0.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 72 hours.
ESTIMATE OF BURDEN FOR EACH FORM
Burden estimate per
form
(in minutes)
Number of
respondents
Limited Recipient Identification Sheet .............................................................................
Trust Information Sheet ...................................................................................................
Public Entity Information Sheet .......................................................................................
Religious or Charitable Identification Sheet ....................................................................
5
5
15
15
175
150
100
75
175
150
100
75
15
13
25
19
Total ..........................................................................................................................
....................
500
500
72
Form No.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of our functions, including
whether the information will have
practical use;
(b) The accuracy of our burden
estimate for the proposed collection of
information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
We will summarize all comments
received regarding this notice. We will
publish that summary in the Federal
Register when the information
collection request is submitted to OMB
for review and approval.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail 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.
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Comments
Bureau of Reclamation
Dated: September 26, 2008.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Program Services, Denver
Office.
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Agency Information Collection;
Proposed Revisions to a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY:
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
Notice of renewal of a currently
approved collection (OMB No. 1006–
0006).
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of
Reclamation (we, our, or us) intends to
submit a request for renewal (with
revisions) of an existing approved
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB):
Certification Summary Form, Reporting
Summary Form for Acreage Limitation,
43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428,
OMB Control Number: 1006–0006. 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. We
request your comments on the revised
RRA forms and specific aspects of the
information collection.
Your written comments must be
received on or before December 23,
2008.
DATES:
You may send written
comments to the Bureau of Reclamation,
Attention: 84–53000, PO Box 25007,
Denver, CO 80225–0007. You may
request copies of the proposed revised
forms by writing to the above address or
ADDRESSES:
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Annual
number of
responses
Annual burden on respondents
(in hours)
by contacting Stephanie McPhee at:
(303) 445–2897.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445–2897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certification Summary Form,
Reporting Summary Form for Acreage
Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR
part 428.
Abstract: These forms are to be used
by district offices to summarize
individual landholder (direct or indirect
landowner or lessee) and farm operator
certification and reporting forms as
required by the RRA, 43 CFR part 426,
and 43 CFR part 428. This information
allows us to establish water user
compliance with Federal reclamation
law.
Changes to the RRA forms and the
instructions to those forms.
The changes made to the current
Form 7–21SUMM–C, Form 7–
21SUMM–R, and the corresponding
instructions clarify the completion
instructions for these forms (for
example, adding verbiage to clarify
when requested acreages are to be
provided on a westwide or districtspecific basis). Other changes to the
forms and the corresponding
instructions are editorial in nature and
are designed to assist the respondents
by increasing their understanding of the
forms, and clarifying the instructions for
use when completing the forms. The
proposed revisions to the RRA forms
will be effective in the 2010 water year.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Contracting entities
that are subject to the acreage limitation
provisions of Federal reclamation law.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 210.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.25.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 263.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 10,520 hours.
Estimate of Burden for Each Form:
Form No.
Burden
estimate per
form
(in hours)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
Annual burden
on
respondents
(in hours)
7–21SUMM–C and associated tabulation sheets ...........................................
7–21SUMM–R and associated tabulation sheets ...........................................
40
40
174
36
218
45
8,720
1,800
Totals ........................................................................................................
........................
210
263
10,520
Comments.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of our functions, including
whether the information will have
practical use;
(b) The accuracy of our burden
estimate for the proposed collection of
information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
We will summarize all comments
received regarding this notice. We will
publish that summary in the Federal
Register when the information
collection request is submitted to OMB
for review and approval.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail 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.
Dated: September 26, 2008.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Program Services, Denver
Office.
[FR Doc. E8–25430 Filed 10–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Bureau of Reclamation
Agency Information Collection;
Proposed Revisions to a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY:
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
16:48 Oct 23, 2008
Jkt 217001
Notice of renewal of a currently
approved collection (OMB No. 1006–
0005).
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of
Reclamation (we, our, or us) intends to
submit a request for renewal (with
revisions) of an existing approved
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB):
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. 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. We
request your comments on the revised
RRA forms and specific aspects of the
information collection.
DATES: Your written comments must be
received on or before December 23,
2008.
ADDRESSES: You may send written
comments to the Bureau of Reclamation,
Attention: 84–53000, P.O. Box 25007,
Denver, CO 80225–0007. You may
request copies of the proposed revised
forms by writing to the above address or
by contacting Stephanie McPhee at:
(303) 445–2897.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445–2897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Individual Landholder’s and
Farm Operator’s Certification and
Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation,
43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428.
Abstract: 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. These forms
are submitted to districts that use the
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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.
Changes to the RRA forms and the
instructions to those forms.
We made a few editorial changes to
the currently approved RRA forms and
the instructions to those forms that are
designed to assist the respondents by
increasing their understanding of the
forms, clarifying the instructions for use
when completing the forms, and
clarifying the information that is
required to be submitted to the districts
with the forms. The proposed revisions
to the RRA forms will be included
starting in the 2010 water year.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Landholders and farm
operators of certain lands in our
projects, whose landholdings exceed
specified RRA forms submittal
thresholds.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 15,279.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.02.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 15,585.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,523 hours.
Estimate of Burden for Each Form:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Agency Information Collection; Proposed Revisions to a Currently
Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved collection (OMB No.
1006-0006).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of Reclamation (we, our, or us)
intends to submit a request for renewal (with revisions) of an existing
approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB): Certification Summary Form, Reporting Summary Form for Acreage
Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428, OMB Control Number:
1006-0006. 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. We request your comments on the
revised RRA forms and specific aspects of the information collection.
DATES: Your written comments must be received on or before December 23,
2008.
ADDRESSES: You may send written comments to the Bureau of Reclamation,
Attention: 84-53000, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007. You may
request copies of the proposed revised forms by writing to the above
address or by contacting Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445-2897.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445-2897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certification Summary Form, Reporting Summary Form for
Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428.
Abstract: These forms are to be used by district offices to
summarize individual landholder (direct or indirect landowner or
lessee) and farm operator certification and reporting forms as required
by the RRA, 43 CFR part 426, and 43 CFR part 428. This information
allows us to establish water user compliance with Federal reclamation
law.
Changes to the RRA forms and the instructions to those forms.
The changes made to the current Form 7-21SUMM-C, Form 7-21SUMM-R,
and the corresponding instructions clarify the completion instructions
for these forms (for example, adding verbiage to clarify when requested
acreages are to be provided on a westwide or district-specific basis).
Other changes to the forms and the corresponding instructions are
editorial in nature and are designed to assist the respondents by
increasing their understanding of the forms, and clarifying the
instructions for use when completing the forms. The proposed revisions
to the RRA forms will be effective in the 2010 water year.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Contracting entities that are subject to the acreage
limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 210.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.25.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 263.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,520 hours.
Estimate of Burden for Each Form:
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Burden Annual burden
estimate per Number of Annual number on
Form No. form (in respondents of responses respondents
hours) (in hours)
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7-21SUMM-C and associated tabulation sheets.... 40 174 218 8,720
7-21SUMM-R and associated tabulation sheets.... 40 36 45 1,800
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Totals...................................... .............. 210 263 10,520
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Comments.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of our functions, including whether the
information will have practical use;
(b) The accuracy of our burden estimate for the proposed collection
of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
We will summarize all comments received regarding this notice. We
will publish that summary in the Federal Register when the information
collection request is submitted to OMB for review and approval.
Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail 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.
Dated: September 26, 2008.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Program Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E8-25430 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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