Notice2023-24029
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Forms To Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders
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Published
November 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentReclamation Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75023-75024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24029]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 234R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676; OMB Control Number 1006-
0023]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Forms To
Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders
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 (Reclamation), are proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 1, 2023.
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 Janice Perez, Bureau of Reclamation,
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c3c8c7c0caccd9ccdbccd3e9dcdacbdb87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9939897909a9c899c8b9c83b98c8a9b8bd79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006-0023
in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this information collection request (ICR), contact Janice Perez
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb5beb1b6bcbaafbaadbaa59faaacbdadf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="670d06090e0402170215021d271214051549000811">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (303) 817-4477.
Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. 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
July 10, 2023 (88 FR 43629). 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: Identification of limited recipients--Some entities that
receive Reclamation irrigation water may believe that they are under
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (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.
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. We may extend the option to complete and submit for our
review the Trust Information Sheet (Form 7-2537) instead of actual
trust documents when
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we become aware of trusts with a relatively small landholding (40 acres
or less in districts subject to the prior law provisions of Federal
reclamation law, 240 acres or less in districts subject to the
discretionary provisions of Federal reclamation law). 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.
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.
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 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.
Title of Collection: Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain
Landholders, 43 CFR part 426.
OMB Control Number: 1006-0023.
Form Numbers: Form 7-2536, Form 7-2537, Form 7-2565, and Form 7-
2578.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: 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.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 125.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 125.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: See table below.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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Burden
estimate per Number of Annual number Annual burden on
Form form (in respondents of responses respondents (in
minutes) hours)
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Limited Recipient Identification Sheet........ 5 50 50 4
Trust Information Sheet....................... 5 50 50 4
Public Entity Information Sheet............... 15 15 15 4
Religious or Charitable Identification Sheet.. 15 10 10 3
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Totals.................................... .............. 125 125 15
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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.).
Matthew Tracy,
Acting Director, Mission Assurance and Protection Organization.
[FR Doc. 2023-24029 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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