[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31307]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Electric Service
Data for the Operation of Power Projects and Systems
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 Electrical Service Application, 25 CFR 175,
authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0021. 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 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
three electric power utilities 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 electrical power
utilities (25 CFR part 175).
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: 1076-0021.
Title: Electrical Service Application, 25 CFR 175.
Brief Description of Collection: In order for electric power
consumers to be served, information is needed by the BIA to operate and
maintain its electric power utilities and fulfill reporting
requirements.
Section 175.6 and 175.22 of 25 CFR part 175, Indian electric power
utilities, specifies the information collection requirement. Power
consumers must apply for electric service. The information to be
collected includes: name; electric service location; and other
operational information identified in the local administrative manuals.
All information is collected from each electric power consumer.
Responses are required to receive or maintain a benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Respondents: BIA electric power consumers--individuals and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 3,000 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: \1/2\ hour.
Frequency of Response: The information is collected once, unless
the respondent requests new electrical service elsewhere or if it has
been disconnected for failure to pay their electric bill.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,500 hours.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
John Ashley,
Acting Assistant Director for Information Resources.
[FR Doc. 2012-31307 Filed 12-27-12; 8:45 am]
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