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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices
Authority: This NOI is published pursuant
to NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and 40 CFR
1501.9.
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2021–14220 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR85672000, 21XR0680A2,
RX.31480001.0040000; OMB Control
Number 1006–0028]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Recreation Survey
Questions
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 August 2,
2021.
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 Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Ronnie Baca,
Bureau of Reclamation, Asset
Management Division, 86–67200, P.O.
Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007; or
by email to rbaca@usbr.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1006–
0028 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this information collection request
(ICR), contact Ronnie Baca by email at
rbaca@usbr.gov, or by telephone at (303)
445–3257. Individuals who are hearing
or speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 for TTY
assistance. You may also view the ICR
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
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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 was
published on January 15, 2021 (86 FR
4118), that allowed for a 60-day public
comment period. Two comments were
received during the public comment
period. One comment did not address
the information collection requirements;
therefore, no response is required. The
second comment and response are
summarized as follows:
Comment: The survey is biased as it
is used by recreationists at reservoirs
and not by the entire United States
population. Reservoirs are not to be
used as wholesale ‘‘recreation’’ and
should be used as drinking water
without the risk of waste.
Response: The mission of the Bureau
of Reclamation is to manage, develop,
and protect water and related resources
in an environmentally and economically
sound manner in the interest of the
American public. Reclamation operates
and maintains its lands and waterbodies
as directed by law. As such, Public Law
89–72, Federal Water Project Recreation
Act of 1965, as amended, states ‘‘it is the
policy of Congress and the intent of this
Act that in investigating and planning
any Federal navigation, flood control,
reclamation, hydroelectric, or
multipurpose water resource project
that consideration shall be given to the
opportunities, if any, which the project
affords for outdoor recreation and for
fish and wildlife enhancement and that,
wherever any such project can
reasonably serve either or both of these
purposes consistently with the
provisions of this part, it shall be
constructed, operated, and maintained
accordingly.’’. The intent of this survey
and its renewal is to provide the public
a voice on how Reclamation recreation
areas can be improved to better suit
public need and demand.
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 ICR
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
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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: Reclamation is responsible
for recreation development at all of its
reservoirs. Presently, there are more
than 240 designated recreation areas on
our lands within the 17 Western States
hosting approximately 40 million
visitors annually. As a result, we must
be able to respond to emerging trends,
changes in the demographic profile of
users, changing values, needs, wants,
and desires, and conflicts between user
groups. Statistically valid and up-todate data derived from the user is
essential to developing and providing
recreation programs relevant to today’s
visitor. Reclamation is requesting reapproval for the collection of data from
recreational users on Reclamation lands
and waterbodies. To meet our needs for
the collection of visitor use data, we
will be requesting OMB to authorize a
two-part request: Survey questions for
our regional offices to choose from, and
a survey form template. This will allow
for a custom designed survey
instrument to fit a specific activity or
recreation site. The custom designed
survey would be created by extracting
questions from the approved list of
survey questions that are applicable to
the recreation area and issue being
evaluated. Only questions included in
the pre-approved list of survey
questions will be used.
Title of Collection: Recreation Survey
Questions.
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OMB Control Number: 1006–0028.
Form Number: 7–2675, Recreation
Survey Questions.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Respondents to the surveys will be
members of the public engaged in
recreational activities on Reclamation
lands and waterbodies. Visitors will
primarily consist of local residents,
people from large metropolitan areas in
the vicinity of the lake/reservoir, and
people from out of state.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 696.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 696.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 minutes per survey (an
average of 20 questions will be used on
each survey; each question will take
approximately 45 seconds to complete
on average).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 140.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Twice
annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden cost: None.
It is estimated that there will be a total
of 140 out of 696 contacts that choose
not to respond to the survey. These nonrespondents account for 1 burden hour
per year.
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.).
Karen Knight,
Director, Dam Safety and Infrastructure.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
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[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 21XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0036]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Surface Mining Permit
Applications—Minimum Requirements
for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 2,
2021.
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 Mark Gehlhar,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, or by email to mgehlhar@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0036 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. You may also view
the ICR at https://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 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on March
24, 2021 (86 FR 15697). 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 ICR
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;
SUMMARY:
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(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: Sections 507(b), 508(a),
510(b), 515(b) and (d), and 522 of 30
U.S.C. 1201 et seq. require applicants to
submit operation and reclamation plans
for coal mining activities. This
information collection is needed to
determine whether the plans will
achieve the reclamation and
environmental protections pursuant to
the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act. Without this
information, Federal and State
regulatory authorities cannot review and
approve permit application requests.
Title of Collection: Surface Mining
Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Reclamation and
Operation Plan.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0036.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
governments and businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,091.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 2 hours to 160
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 96,158.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $791,900.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35333-35334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14192]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR85672000, 21XR0680A2, RX.31480001.0040000; OMB Control Number 1006-
0028]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Recreation
Survey Questions
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
August 2, 2021.
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 Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a
copy of your comments to Ronnie Baca, Bureau of Reclamation, Asset
Management Division, 86-67200, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007;
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number
1006-0028 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this information collection request (ICR), contact Ronnie Baca by
email at [email protected], or by telephone at (303) 445-3257. Individuals
who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339 for TTY assistance. You may also view the ICR at
https://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 was published on January 15, 2021 (86 FR
4118), that allowed for a 60-day public comment period. Two comments
were received during the public comment period. One comment did not
address the information collection requirements; therefore, no response
is required. The second comment and response are summarized as follows:
Comment: The survey is biased as it is used by recreationists at
reservoirs and not by the entire United States population. Reservoirs
are not to be used as wholesale ``recreation'' and should be used as
drinking water without the risk of waste.
Response: The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage,
develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally
and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
Reclamation operates and maintains its lands and waterbodies as
directed by law. As such, Public Law 89-72, Federal Water Project
Recreation Act of 1965, as amended, states ``it is the policy of
Congress and the intent of this Act that in investigating and planning
any Federal navigation, flood control, reclamation, hydroelectric, or
multipurpose water resource project that consideration shall be given
to the opportunities, if any, which the project affords for outdoor
recreation and for fish and wildlife enhancement and that, wherever any
such project can reasonably serve either or both of these purposes
consistently with the provisions of this part, it shall be constructed,
operated, and maintained accordingly.''. The intent of this survey and
its renewal is to provide the public a voice on how Reclamation
recreation areas can be improved to better suit public need and demand.
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 ICR 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: Reclamation is responsible for recreation development at
all of its reservoirs. Presently, there are more than 240 designated
recreation areas on our lands within the 17 Western States hosting
approximately 40 million visitors annually. As a result, we must be
able to respond to emerging trends, changes in the demographic profile
of users, changing values, needs, wants, and desires, and conflicts
between user groups. Statistically valid and up-to-date data derived
from the user is essential to developing and providing recreation
programs relevant to today's visitor. Reclamation is requesting re-
approval for the collection of data from recreational users on
Reclamation lands and waterbodies. To meet our needs for the collection
of visitor use data, we will be requesting OMB to authorize a two-part
request: Survey questions for our regional offices to choose from, and
a survey form template. This will allow for a custom designed survey
instrument to fit a specific activity or recreation site. The custom
designed survey would be created by extracting questions from the
approved list of survey questions that are applicable to the recreation
area and issue being evaluated. Only questions included in the pre-
approved list of survey questions will be used.
Title of Collection: Recreation Survey Questions.
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OMB Control Number: 1006-0028.
Form Number: 7-2675, Recreation Survey Questions.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Respondents to the surveys will be
members of the public engaged in recreational activities on Reclamation
lands and waterbodies. Visitors will primarily consist of local
residents, people from large metropolitan areas in the vicinity of the
lake/reservoir, and people from out of state.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 696.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 696.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes per survey (an
average of 20 questions will be used on each survey; each question will
take approximately 45 seconds to complete on average).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 140.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Twice annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden cost: None.
It is estimated that there will be a total of 140 out of 696
contacts that choose not to respond to the survey. These non-
respondents account for 1 burden hour per year.
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.).
Karen Knight,
Director, Dam Safety and Infrastructure.
[FR Doc. 2021-14192 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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