[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71528-71529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25044]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
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Proposed New Information Collection: OMB Control Number 1094-
ONEW, Indian Water Rights Settlements: Economic Analysis
AGENCY: Secretary's Indian Water Rights Office, Office of the
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Secretary's Indian Water Rights Office, Department of the Interior
announces the proposed creation of a new public information collection
and seeks public comments on the provisions thereof.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December
16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Rachel Brown, U.S. Department
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., MS 7069-MIB, Washington, DC 20240,
fax 202-208-6970, or by electronic mail to [email protected]. Please
mention that your comments concern the Indian Water Rights Settlements:
Economic Analysis, OMB Control Number 1093-0NEW.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection request, any explanatory information and related forms, see
the contact information provided in the ADDRESSES section above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This notice is for a new information collection.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part
1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq., require that interested members of the public and
affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)).
The Secretary's Indian Water Rights Office (SIWRO) is tasked with
overseeing and coordinating the Federal Government's Indian water
rights settlement program and is undertaking a study on the economic
outcomes associated with Indian water rights settlements (IWRS). The
purpose of the study is to identify and track social and economic
changes that occur as a result
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of the implementation of enacted settlements. The Office of Indian
Water Rights is located within the Secretary's Office. The Office
leads, coordinates, and manages the Department's Indian water rights
settlement program (109 Departmental Manual 1.3.E(2)).
II. Data
(1) Title: Indian Water Rights Settlements: Economic Analysis.
OMB Control Number: 1093-0NEW.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
Affected Entities: State, Local & Tribal Governments as well as
some Private Sector entities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 48.
Frequency of responses: One time.
(2) Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden:
Total annual reporting per response: 2.73 hours.
Total number of estimated responses: 48.
Total annual reporting: 131 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of the information. Indian
reserved water rights are vested property rights for which the United
States has a trust responsibility, with the United States holding legal
title to such water in trust for the benefit of Indian tribes. Federal
policy supports the resolution of disputes regarding Indian water
rights through negotiated settlements. Settlement of Indian water
rights disputes breaks down barriers and helps create conditions that
improve water resources management by providing certainty as to the
rights of all water users who are parties to the disputes. At a time of
increasing competition for Federal funds, it is important to quantify
and describe the economic impacts and net benefits of the
implementation of enacted Indian water rights settlements.
III. Request for Comments
The Departments invite comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agencies, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the
collection of information and the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
``Burden'' means the total time, effort, and financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and use
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able
to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, and
to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review. Before including Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made available to the public at any
time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold PII from public
view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to
view any comments received, you may do so by scheduling an appointment
with the contact provided in the ADDRESSES section above. A valid
picture identification is required for entry into the Department of the
Interior.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
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 Office of Management and Budget control number.
David D. Alspach,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of the Secretary,
Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2016-25044 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am]
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