Agency Information Collection Activities; Lower Colorado River Well Inventory, 44671 [2018-18910]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Reclamation

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18910]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR03042000, 18XR0680A1, RX.18786000.1501100; OMB Control Number 1006-
0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Lower Colorado River 
Well Inventory

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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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 
October 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Paul Matuska, Water Accounting and Verification Group 
Manager, LC-4200, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional 
Office, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470; or by email to 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006-0014 in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Paul Matuska by email [email protected] or by 
telephone at (702) 293-8164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 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.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of Reclamation; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might Reclamation enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might Reclamation minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    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: Pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 
617, Pub. L. 642-70th Congress, 45 Stat. 1057), all diversions of 
mainstream Colorado River water must be in accordance with a Colorado 
River water entitlement. The Consolidated Decree of the United States 
Supreme Court in Arizona v. California, 547 U.S. 150 (2006) requires 
the Secretary of the Interior to account for all diversions of 
mainstream Colorado River water along the lower Colorado River, 
including water drawn from the mainstream by underground pumping. To 
meet the water entitlement and accounting obligations, an inventory of 
wells and river pumps is required along the lower Colorado River, and 
the gathering of specific information concerning these wells.
    Title of Collection: Lower Colorado River Well Inventory.
    OMB Control Number: 1006-0014.
    Form Number: Form LC-25.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Well owners and operators along the 
lower Colorado River in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Each diverter 
(including well pumpers) must be identified and their diversion 
locations and water use determined.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 150.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Approximately 20 minutes is 
required to interview individual well and river-pump owners or 
operators.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: These data are collected only once for 
each well or river-pump owner or operator as long as changes in water 
use, or other changes that would impact contractual or administrative 
requirements, are not made. A respondent may request that the data for 
its well or river pump be updated after the initial inventory.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: 0.
    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.).

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
 Terrance J. Fulp,
Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region.

    Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by 
the Office of the Federal Register on August 27, 2018.

[FR Doc. 2018-18910 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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