[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59738-59739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24262]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Revisions to a
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved collection (OMB No.
1006-0023).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of Reclamation (we, our, or us)
intends to submit a request for renewal (with revisions) of an existing
approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB): Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders, 43 CFR
part 426, OMB Control Number: 1006-0023. We request your comments on
the proposed Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA) forms and specific
aspects of the information collection.
DATES: Your written comments must be received on or before November 29,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may send written comments to the Bureau of Reclamation,
Attention: 84-53000, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007. You may
request copies of the proposed forms by writing to the above address or
by contacting Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445-2897.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445-2897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders, 43 CFR
part 426.
Abstract: Identification of limited recipients--Some entities that
receive Reclamation irrigation water may believe that they are under
the RRA forms submittal threshold and, consequently, may not submit the
appropriate RRA form(s). However, some of these entities may in fact
have a different RRA forms submittal threshold than what they believe
it to be due to the number of natural persons benefiting from each
entity and the location of the land held by each entity. In addition,
some entities that are exempt from the requirement to submit RRA forms
due to the size of their landholdings (directly and indirectly owned
and leased land) may in fact be receiving Reclamation irrigation water
for which the full-cost rate must be paid because the start of
Reclamation irrigation water deliveries occurred after October 1, 1981
[43 CFR 426.6(b)(2)]. The information obtained through completion of
the Limited Recipient Identification Sheet (Form 7-2536) allows us to
establish entities' compliance with Federal reclamation law. The
Limited Recipient Identification Sheet is disbursed at our discretion.
There are no proposed revisions to the Limited Recipient Identification
Sheet.
Trust review--In order to administer section 214 of the RRA and 43
CFR 426.7, we are required to review and approve all trusts. Land held
in trust generally will be attributed to the beneficiaries of the trust
rather than the trustee if the criteria specified in the RRA and 43 CFR
426.7 are met. When we become aware of trusts with a relatively small
landholding (40 acres or less), we may extend to those trusts the
option to complete and submit for our review the Trust Information
Sheet (Form 7-2537) instead of actual trust documents. If we find
nothing on the completed Trust Information Sheet that would warrant the
further investigation of a particular trust, that trustee will not be
burdened with submitting trust documents to us for in-depth review. The
Trust Information Sheet is disbursed at our discretion. There are no
proposed revisions to the Trust Information Sheet.
Acreage limitation provisions applicable to public entities--Land
farmed by a public entity can be considered exempt from the application
of the acreage limitation provisions provided the public entity meets
certain criteria pertaining to the revenue generated through the
entity's farming activities (43 CFR 426.10 and the Act of July 7, 1970,
Pub. L. 91-310). We are required to ascertain whether or not public
entities that receive Reclamation irrigation water meet such revenue
criteria regardless of how much land the public entities hold (directly
or indirectly own or lease) [43 CFR 426.10(a)]. In order to minimize
the burden on public entities, standard RRA forms are submitted by a
public entity only when the public entity holds more than 40 acres
subject to the acreage limitation provisions westwide, which makes it
difficult to apply the revenue criteria as required to those public
entities that hold less than 40 acres. When we become aware of such
public entities, we request those public entities complete and submit
for our review the Public Entity Information Sheet (Form 7-2565), which
allows us to establish compliance with Federal reclamation law for
those public entities that hold 40 acres or less and, thus, do not
submit a standard RRA form because they are below the RRA forms
submittal threshold. In addition, for those public entities that do not
meet the exemption criteria, we must determine the proper rate to
charge for Reclamation irrigation water deliveries. The Public Entity
Information Sheet is disbursed at our discretion. There are no proposed
revisions to the Public Entity Information Sheet.
Acreage limitation provisions applicable to religious or charitable
organizations--Some religious or charitable organizations that receive
Reclamation irrigation water may believe that they are under the RRA
forms submittal threshold and, consequently, may not submit the
appropriate RRA form(s). However, some of these organizations may in
fact have a different RRA forms submittal threshold than what they
believe it to be depending on whether these organizations meet all of
the required criteria for full special application of the acreage
limitations provisions to religious or charitable organizations [43 CFR
426.9(b)]. In addition, some organizations that (1) do not meet the
criteria to be treated as a religious or charitable organization under
the acreage limitation provisions, and (2) are exempt from the
requirement to submit RRA forms due to the size of their landholdings
(directly and indirectly owned and leased land), may in fact be
receiving Reclamation
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irrigation water for which the full-cost rate must be paid because the
start of Reclamation irrigation water deliveries occurred after October
1, 1981 [43 CFR 426.6(b)(2)]. The Religious or Charitable Organization
Identification Sheet (Form 7-2578) allows us to establish certain
religious or charitable organizations' compliance with Federal
reclamation law. The Religious or Charitable Organization
Identification Sheet is disbursed at our discretion. There are no
proposed revisions to the Religious or Charitable Organization Sheet.
Frequency: Generally, these forms will be submitted only once per
identified entity, trust, public entity, or religious or charitable
organization. Each year, we expect new responses in accordance with the
following numbers.
Respondents: Entity landholders, trusts, public entities, and
religious or charitable organizations identified by Reclamation that
are subject to the acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation
law.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 72 hours.
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Burden Annual burden
estimate per Number of Annual number on
Form Number form (in respondents of responses respondents
minutes) (in hours)
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Limited Recipient Identification Sheet.......... 5 175 175 15
Trust Information Sheet......................... 5 150 150 13
Public Entity Information Sheet................. 15 100 100 25
Religious or Charitable Identification Sheet.... 15 75 75 19
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Totals...................................... .............. 500 500 72
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Comments
Comments are invited 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) 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.
Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail 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.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Policy and Administration Denver Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-24262 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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