Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 59663-59664 [2012-23973]

Download as PDF 59663 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 189 / Friday, September 28, 2012 / Notices Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Recreation Use Data Reports, OMB Control Number: 1006–0002. As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, Reclamation invites other Federal agencies, State, local, or tribal governments that manage recreation sites at Reclamation projects; concessionaires, and not-for-profit organizations who operate concessions on Reclamation lands; and the public, to comment on this information collection. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information collection, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments must be received on or before October 29, 2012. DATES: Please send your comments to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to (202) 395–5806, or email to OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. A copy of your comments should also be directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Jerome Jackson (84–53000), ADDRESSES: P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225– 0007, or directed via email to jljackson@usbr.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006–0002 in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy of the proposed forms, contact Jerome Jackson at the above address, or at (303) 445– 2712. You may also view the Information Collection Request at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation’s mission. More specifically, the collected information enables Reclamation to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of program management based on existing recreation and concessionaire resources and facilities, and (2) validate the efficiency of resources for public use within partner managed recreation resources, located on Reclamation project lands in the 17 Western States. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1006–0002. Title: Recreation Use Data Reports. Frequency: Annually. Respondents: State, local, or tribal governments; agencies who manage Reclamation’s recreation resources and facilities; and commercial concessions, and nonprofit organizations located on Reclamation lands with associated recreation services. Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 270. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 270. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 136 hours. I. Abstract Reclamation collects agency-wide recreation and concession information to fulfill congressional reporting requirements pursuant to current public laws, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Pub. L. 88– 578), the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (Pub. L. 89–72), and the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108–477). In addition, collected information will permit relevant program assessments of resources managed by Reclamation, its recreation managing partners, and/or concessionaires for the purpose of contributing to the implementation of Burden estimate per form (in minutes) Form No. Annual number of respondents Annual burden on respondents (in hours) 7–2534 (Part I, Managing Partners and Direct Managed Recreation Areas) ............................. 7–2535 (Part II, Concessionaires) ............................................................................................... 30 30 155 115 78 58 Total Burden Hours .............................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 136 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Request for Comments We invite your comments 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 information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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. Reclamation will display a valid OMB control number on Forms 7–2534 and 7–2535, OMB Control Number: 1006–0002. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:20 Sep 27, 2012 Jkt 226001 A Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published in the Federal Register (74 FR 24735, April 25, 2012). No public comments were received. Dated: September 21, 2012. Roseann Gonzales, Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office. IV. Public Disclosure of Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 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. Bureau of Reclamation PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2012–23923 Filed 9–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of renewal and request for comments. AGENCY: The Bureau of Reclamation has forwarded the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Diversions, Return SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 59664 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 189 / Friday, September 28, 2012 / Notices srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin (OMB Control Number 1006–0015). DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information collection, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments must be received on or before October 29, 2012. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to (202) 395–5806, or email to OIRA_DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov. A copy of your comments should also be directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Maria Germain (LC–4410), P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006, or to mgermain@usbr. gov. Please reference OMB Control No. 1006–0015 in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margot Selig, Supervisory Contract and Repayment Specialist, Water Administration Group, Boulder Canyon Operations Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 702–293–8192. You may also view the Information Collection Request at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Reclamation delivers Colorado River water to water users for diversion and beneficial consumptive use in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada. The Consolidated Decree of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Arizona v. California, et al., entered March 27, 2006, (547 U.S. 150 (2006)) requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain complete, detailed, and accurate records of diversions of water, return flow, and consumptive use and make these records available at least annually. This information is needed to ensure that a State or a water user within a State does not exceed its authorized use of Colorado River water. Water users are obligated by provisions in their water delivery contracts to provide Reclamation information on diversions and return flows. Reclamation determines the consumptive use by subtracting return flow from diversions or by other engineering means. Without the information collected, Reclamation could not comply with the order of the United States Supreme Court to prepare and maintain detailed and accurate records of diversions, return flow, and consumptive use. This information collection is required to obtain a benefit. Reclamation collects this information using Reclamation forms LC–72, LC– VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:28 Sep 27, 2012 Jkt 226001 72A, LC–72B, or electronic versions of these forms. The required 60-day comment period for this information collection was initiated by a notice that published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2012 (77 FR 24736). No public comments were received. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1006–0015. Title: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Description of respondents: The respondents will include the Lower Basin States (Arizona, California, and Nevada), local and tribal entities, water districts, and individuals that use Colorado River water. Frequency: Monthly and annually. Estimated total number of respondents: 61. Estimated number of responses per respondent: once per year or 12 times per year. Estimated total number of annual responses: 292. Estimated total annual burden hours: 49 hours. Form Numbers: LC–72, LC–72A, and LC–72B. Estimated burden for each form: 10 minutes. III. Request for 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. 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. Reclamation will display a valid OMB control number on the forms. IV. Public Disclosure Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information— PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 25, 2012. Grayford F. Payne, Deputy Commissioner—Policy, Administration and Budget, Bureau of Reclamation. [FR Doc. 2012–23973 Filed 9–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1103–0100] Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension Requested; Comments Requested, Monitoring Information Collections ACTION: 60-day notice. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days for public comment until November 27, 2012. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Danielle Ouellette, Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 145 N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has forwarded the following 
Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval: Diversions, Return

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Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Colorado 
River Basin (OMB Control Number 1006-0015).

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information 
collection, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments 
must be received on or before October 29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Desk Officer for the Department 
of the Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to (202) 395-5806, or 
email to OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. A copy of your comments should also 
be directed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Maria Germain (LC-
4410), P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006, or to mgermain@usbr.gov. 
Please reference OMB Control No. 1006-0015 in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margot Selig, Supervisory Contract and 
Repayment Specialist, Water Administration Group, Boulder Canyon 
Operations Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 702-293-8192. You may also 
view the Information Collection Request at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Reclamation delivers Colorado River water to water users for 
diversion and beneficial consumptive use in the States of Arizona, 
California, and Nevada. The Consolidated Decree of the United States 
Supreme Court in the case of Arizona v. California, et al., entered 
March 27, 2006, (547 U.S. 150 (2006)) requires the Secretary of the 
Interior to prepare and maintain complete, detailed, and accurate 
records of diversions of water, return flow, and consumptive use and 
make these records available at least annually. This information is 
needed to ensure that a State or a water user within a State does not 
exceed its authorized use of Colorado River water. Water users are 
obligated by provisions in their water delivery contracts to provide 
Reclamation information on diversions and return flows. Reclamation 
determines the consumptive use by subtracting return flow from 
diversions or by other engineering means. Without the information 
collected, Reclamation could not comply with the order of the United 
States Supreme Court to prepare and maintain detailed and accurate 
records of diversions, return flow, and consumptive use. This 
information collection is required to obtain a benefit. Reclamation 
collects this information using Reclamation forms LC-72, LC-72A, LC-
72B, or electronic versions of these forms.
    The required 60-day comment period for this information collection 
was initiated by a notice that published in the Federal Register on 
April 25, 2012 (77 FR 24736). No public comments were received.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1006-0015.
    Title: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado 
River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
    Description of respondents: The respondents will include the Lower 
Basin States (Arizona, California, and Nevada), local and tribal 
entities, water districts, and individuals that use Colorado River 
water.
    Frequency: Monthly and annually.
    Estimated total number of respondents: 61.
    Estimated number of responses per respondent: once per year or 12 
times per year.
    Estimated total number of annual responses: 292.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 49 hours.
    Form Numbers: LC-72, LC-72A, and LC-72B.
    Estimated burden for each form: 10 minutes.

III. Request for 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.
    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. Reclamation will display a valid 
OMB control number on the forms.

IV. Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, telephone 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.

    Dated: September 25, 2012.
Grayford F. Payne,
Deputy Commissioner--Policy, Administration and Budget, Bureau of 
Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2012-23973 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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