Notice2023-14438
Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation
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Published
July 10, 2023
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 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43631-43632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14438]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 234R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676; OMB Control Number 1006-
0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Individual Landholder's
and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage
Limitation
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.
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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
September 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by email to Janice Perez, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy
and Programs, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f353e31363c3a2f3a2d3a251f2a2c3d2d71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600a010e090305100512051a20151302124e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1006-0005 in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Janice Perez by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f69c97989f9593869384938cb683859484d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e389828d8a80869386918699a396908191cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>,
or by telephone at (303) 817-4477. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
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), all
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: This information collection is required under the
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA), Acreage Limitation Rules and
Regulations, 43 CFR part 426, and Information Requirements for Certain
Farm Operations In Excess of 960 Acres and the Eligibility of Certain
Formerly Excess Land, 43 CFR part 428. This information collection
requires certain landholders (direct or indirect landowners or lessees)
and farm operators to complete forms demonstrating their compliance
with the acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law. The
forms in this information collection are submitted to districts that
use the information to establish each landholder's status with respect
to landownership limitations, full-cost pricing thresholds, lease
requirements, and other provisions of Federal reclamation law. In
addition, forms are submitted by certain farm operators to provide
information concerning the services they provide and the nature of
their farm operating arrangements. All landholders whose entire
westwide landholdings total 40 acres or less are exempt from the
requirement to submit RRA forms. Landholders who are ``qualified
recipients'' have RRA forms submittal thresholds of 80 acres or 240
acres depending on the district's RRA forms submittal threshold
category where the land is held. Only farm operators who provide
multiple services to more than 960 acres held in trusts or by legal
entities are required to submit forms.
Title of Collection: Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's
Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part
426 and 43 CFR part 428.
OMB Control Number: 1006-0005.
Form Numbers: Form 7-2180, Form 7-2180EZ, Form 7-2181, Form 7-2184,
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Form 7-2190, Form 7-2190EZ, Form 7-2191, Form 7-2194, Form 7-21TRUST,
Form 7-21PE, Form 7-21PE-IND, Form 7-21FARMOP, Form 7-21VERIFY, Form 7-
21FC, Form 7-21XS, Form 7-21XSINAQ, Form 7-21CONT-I, Form 7-21CONT-L,
Form 7-21CONT-O, and Form 7-21INFO.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Landholders and farm operators of
certain lands in our projects, whose landholdings exceed specified RRA
forms submittal thresholds.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,544.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,654.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: See table below.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,087 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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Burden
estimate per Number of Annual number Annual burden
Form No. form (in respondents of responses on respondents
minutes) (in hours)
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Form 7-2180..................................... 60 1,967 2,006 2,006
Form 7-2180EZ................................... 45 218 222 167
Form 7-2181..................................... 78 1,076 1,097 1,426
Form 7-2184..................................... 45 10 10 8
Form 7-2190..................................... 60 133 136 136
Form 7-2190EZ................................... 45 32 33 25
Form 7-2191..................................... 78 81 83 108
Form 7-2194..................................... 45 4 4 3
Form 7-21PE..................................... 75 141 144 180
Form 7-21PE-IND................................. 12 20 20 4
Form 7-21TRUST.................................. 60 398 406 406
Form 7-21VERIFY................................. 12 688 702 140
Form 7-21FC..................................... 30 372 379 190
Form 7-21XS..................................... 30 304 310 155
Form 7-21FARMOP................................. 78 100 102 133
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Totals...................................... .............. 5,544 5,654 5,087
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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.).
Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-14438 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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