[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59662-59663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23923]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;
Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has forwarded the following
Information
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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.
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: 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), 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:
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 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.
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Burden Annual burden
estimate per Annual number on
Form No. form (in of respondents
minutes) respondents (in hours)
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7-2534 (Part I, Managing Partners and Direct Managed Recreation 30 155 78
Areas).........................................................
7-2535 (Part II, Concessionaires)............................... 30 115 58
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Total Burden Hours.......................................... .............. .............. 136
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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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day 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.
IV. Public Disclosure of Comments
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 21, 2012.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-23923 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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