[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57588-57589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22936]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Agency Information Collection; Proposed Revisions to a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of revisions.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 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.
DATES: Submit written comments on the revised information collection on
or before November 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to or requests for copies of the
proposed revised forms to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: 84-
53000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie McPhee at (303) 445-2897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
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. 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. The forms in
this information collection are submitted to districts that use the
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
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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.
II. Changes to the RRA Forms and Their Instructions
The changes made to the currently approved RRA forms and the
corresponding instructions are of a formatting or editorial nature, and
are designed to assist the respondents by increasing their
understanding of the forms, clarifying the instructions for completing
the forms, and clarifying the information that is required to be on the
forms. The proposed revisions to the RRA forms will be effective in the
2014 water year.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1006-0005.
Title: Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification
and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR
part 428.
Form Number: Form 7-2180, Form 7-2180EZ, Form 7-2181, Form 7-2184,
Form 7-2190, Form 7-2190EZ, Form 7-2191, Form 7-2194, Form 7-21TRUST,
Form 7-21PE, Form 7-21PE-IND, Form 7-21FARMOP, Form 7-21VERIFY, Form 7-
21FC, Form 7-21XS, Form 7-21XSINAQ, Form 7-21CONT-I, Form 7-21CONT-L,
Form 7-21CONT-O, and Form 7-21INFO.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Landholders and farm operators of certain lands in our
projects, whose landholdings exceed specified RRA forms submittal
thresholds.
Estimated Annual Total Number of Respondents: 14,002.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.02.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 14,282.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,467 hours.
Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: See table below.
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Burden Annual burden
estimate per Number of Annual number on
Form No. form (in respondents of responses respondents
minutes) (in hours)
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Form 7-2180..................................... 60 3,596 3,668 3,668
Form 7-2180EZ................................... 45 374 381 286
Form 7-2181..................................... 78 1,051 1,072 1,394
Form 7-2184..................................... 45 32 33 24
Form 7-2190..................................... 60 1,618 1,650 1,650
Form 7-2190EZ................................... 45 96 98 73
Form 7-2191..................................... 78 777 793 1,030
Form 7-2194..................................... 45 4 4 3
Form 7-21PE..................................... 75 139 142 177
Form 7-21PE-IND................................. 12 4 4 1
Form 7-21TRUST.................................. 60 700 714 714
Form 7-21VERIFY................................. 12 5,081 5,183 1,037
Form 7-21FC..................................... 30 214 218 109
Form 7-21XS..................................... 30 144 147 73
Form 7-21FARMOP................................. 78 172 175 228
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Totals...................................... .............. 14,002 14,282 10,467
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IV. 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.
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.
V. Public Disclosure
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.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office.
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