[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 10842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04145]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[123R5065C6; RX.59589805.1002000; RR85818000]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation intends to seek approval of the
following proposed new information collection: Collection and
Compilation of Water Pipeline Field Performance Data. Before submitting
the information collection request to the Office of Management and
Budget for approval, the Bureau of Reclamation is soliticing public
comments on this information collection.
DATES: Submit written comments on the information collection on or
before April 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send all written comments concerning this notice to Lee
Sears, Materials Engineering Research Laboratory, 86-68180, Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Colorado, 80225; or via email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
information collection or to request a copy of the collection
instrument, please contact Lee Sears at 303-445-2392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Bureau of Reclamation has
obtained the services of an outside entity to survey water facilities
and collect data on water pipeline corrosion related failures. The
information requested is required to comply with a request from
Congress for the Bureau of Reclamation to assemble data on pipeline
reliability for specific types of pipes.
II. Data
Title: Collection and Compilation of Water Pipeline Field
Performance Data.
OMB Control Number: 1006-XXXX.
Description of respondents: Drinking water utility and Federal
facility pipe data managers.
Frequency: One-time collection.
Estimated completion time: 3 minutes (making participation
decision); 15 minutes (online survey); 2 minutes (online refusal
survey); 60 minutes (uploading data); and 2 minutes (data upload
refusal survey).
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 418 (making participation
decision); 209 (online survey); 209 (online refusal survey); 68
(uploading data); and 68 (data upload refusal survey).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total of Annual Responses: 418 (making participation
decision); 209 (online survey); 209 (online refusal survey); 68
(uploading data); and 68 (data upload refusal survey).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 21 hours
(making participation decision); 53 hours (online survey); 7 hours
(online refusal survey); 68 hours (uploading data); and 3 hours (data
upload refusal survey), for a combined total of 152 hours.
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 collection of information 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.
IV. 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.
Date: February 20, 2014.
Richard W. LaFond,
Chief, Civil Engineering Services Division, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2014-04145 Filed 2-25-14; 8:45 am]
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