97-2217. Notice of Request for Revisions of a Currently Approved Information Collection

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2217]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Notice of Request for Revisions of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intentions of the Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation) to revise a currently approved information collection for 
Certification and Reporting Summary Forms for Acreage Limitation. 
Because of recent changes to the Acreage Limitation Rules and 
Regulations (43 CFR Part 426), revisions are needed to the summary 
forms. The revisions would be included on the forms starting with those 
distributed for the 1998 water year.
    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
Reclamation, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of Reclamation's estimated burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 31, 1997 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed revised forms 
are available by submitting a written request to the Bureau of 
Reclamation, D-5200, PO Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007 or by 
calling [phone], extension 293. Written comments are to be 
submitted to Reclamation at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification and Reporting Summary Forms for Acreage 
Limitation, 43 CFR Part 426.
    OMB Approval Number: 1006-0006.
    Abstract: These forms are to be used by water district offices to 
summarize individual landholder certification and reporting forms as 
required by the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (Title II of Pub. L. 97-
293) and 43 CFR Part 426, Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations 
(currently titled Rules and Regulations for Projects Governed by 
Federal Reclamation Law). This information allows Reclamation to 
establish water user compliance with reclamation law.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents: Contracting entities for Reclamation project 
irrigation water.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 40 hours per response.
    Estimated number of Respondents: 302.
    Estimated number of Responses per Respondent: 1.25.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 378.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 15,120.

Specific Changes

    1. Each district will be required to indicate the Reclamation 
Reform Act of 1982 forms submittal threshold category, either Category 
1 or Category 2, on their district summary form(s). The associated 
instructions will be revised to reflect this new requirement. This 
requirement will be included on both the summary of certification forms 
and the summary of reporting forms because often districts subject to 
the discretionary provisions may have landholders who only hold land 
indirectly in their district and have not conformed to the 
discretionary provisions. Accordingly, such districts must complete 
both a summary of certification forms and a summary of reporting forms.
    2. All district summary forms and instructions will be reviewed and 
updated to ensure Code of Federal Regulations citations reflect the 
revised Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations that become effective 
on January 1, 1998. For example, the section of those rules that 
addresses information requirements will change from 43 CFR 426.10 to 43 
CFR 421.18 on that date.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
J. Austin Burke,
Director, Program Analysis Office.
[FR Doc. 97-2217 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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