[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76512-76513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31306]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Water Delivery for
the Operation of Irrigation Projects
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal of the collection
of information for Water Request, 25 CFR 171, authorized by OMB Control
Number 1076-0141. This information collection expires December 31,
2012.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of
Management and
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Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send an email to:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a copy of your comments to
Yulan Jin, Acting Chief, Division of Water and Power, Office of Trust
Services, Mail Stop 4655--MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240;
email: yulan.jin@BIA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yulan Jin, 202-219-0941. You may
review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns, operates, and maintains 15
irrigation projects that provide a service to the end user. To be able
to properly bill for the services provided, the BIA must collect
customer information to identify the individual responsible for
repaying the government the costs of delivering the service, and
billing for those costs. Additional information necessary for providing
the service is the location of the service delivery. The Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) requires that certain
information be collected from individuals and businesses doing business
with the government. This information includes the taxpayer
identification number for possible future use to recover delinquent
debt. To implement the DCIA requirement to collect customer
information, the BIA has included a section concerning the collection
of information in its regulations governing its irrigation projects (25
CFR part 171).
II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a)
The necessity of this information collection for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways we could
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Ways we could minimize the burden of the collection
of the information on the respondents.
Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it
has a valid OMB Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076-0141.
Title: Water Request, 25 CFR 171.
Brief Description of Collection: In order for irrigators to receive
water deliveries, information is needed by the BIA to operate and
maintain its irrigation projects and fulfill reporting requirements.
Section 171.140 and other sections cited in section 171.40 of 25 CFR
171, [Irrigation] Operation and Maintenance, specifies the information
collection requirement. Water users must apply for water delivery and
for a number of other associated services, such as, subsidizing a farm
unit, requesting leaching service, requesting water for domestic or
stock purposes, building structures or fences in BIA rights-of-way,
requesting payment plans on bills, establishing a carriage agreement
with a third-party, negotiating irrigation incentives leases, and
requesting an assessment waiver. The information to be collected
includes: full legal name; correct mailing address; taxpayer
identifying number; water delivery location; if subdividing a farm
unit--a copy of the recorded plat or map of the subdivision where water
will be delivered; the time and date of requested water delivery;
duration of water delivery; amount of water delivered; rate of water
flow; number of acres irrigated; crop statistics; any other agreements
allowed under 25 CFR part 171; and any additional information required
by the local project office that provides your service. The information
water users submit is for the purpose of obtaining or retaining a
benefit, namely irrigation water.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Water users of BIA irrigation project--individual and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 6,539 per year.
Number of Responses: 27,075 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: A range of 18 minutes to 6 hours,
depending on the specific service being requested.
Frequency of Response: On occasion through the irrigation season,
averaging approximately 2 times per year.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 14,059 hours.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
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