Notice2021-24663
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Lower Colorado River Well Inventory
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Published
November 12, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentReclamation Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation, are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62843-62844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24663]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR03042000, 22XR0680A1, RX.18786000.1501100; OMB Control Number 1006-
0014]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Lower Colorado
River Well Inventory
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Reclamation, are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently Under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to Jeremy Dodds, Water Accounting and
Verification Group Manager, LC-4200, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower
Colorado Regional Office, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470 ;
or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#58323c373c3c2b182d2b3a2a763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7218161d16160132070110005c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number
1006-0014 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this information collection request (ICR), contact Jeremy Dodds
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcb6b8b3b8b8af9ca9afbeaef2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cca6a8a3a8a8bf8cb9bfaebee2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (702) 293-8164.
Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 for TTY assistance. You may also view
the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
April 28, 2021 (86 FR 22453). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C.
617; Pub. L. 70-642, 45 Stat. 1057), all diversion of mainstream
Colorado River water must be in accordance with the Colorado River
water entitlement. The Consolidated Decree of the United States Supreme
Court in Arizona v. California, 547 U.S. 150 (2006) requires the
Secretary of the Interior to account for all diversions of mainstream
Colorado River water along the lower Colorado River, including water
drawn from the mainstream by underground pumping. To meet the water
entitlement and accounting obligations, an inventory of wells and river
pumps is required along the lower Colorado River, and the gathering of
specific information concerning these wells.
Title of Collection: Lower Colorado River Well Inventory.
OMB Control Number: 1006-0014.
Form Number: Form LC-25.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Well and river-pump owners and
operators along the lower Colorado River in Arizona, California, and
Nevada. Each diverter (including well pumpers) must be identified and
their diversion locations and water use determined.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 50.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: An average of 20 minutes is
required to interview individual well and river-pump owners or
operators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: These data are collected only once for
each well or river-pump owner or operator as long as changes in water
use, or other changes that would impact contractual or administrative
requirements, are not made. A respondent may request that the data for
its well or river pump be updated after the initial inventory.
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Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: 0.
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 OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Jacklynn L. Gould,
Regional Director, Interior Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin.
[FR Doc. 2021-24663 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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