Rules and Regulations. Notice of revisions

Agency: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior
Action: Notice of revisions
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-22936

Summary

The Bureau of Reclamation intends to submit a request for renewal (with revisions) of an existing approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): 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.

Dates

Submit written comments on the revised information collection on or before November 19, 2012.

Supplementary Information

I. 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. II. Changes to the RRA Forms and Their Instructions The changes made to the currently approved RRA forms and the corresponding instructions are of a formatting or editorial nature, and are designed to assist the respondents by increasing their understanding of the forms, clarifying the instructions for completing the forms, and clarifying the information that is required to be on the forms. The proposed revisions to the RRA forms will be effective in the 2014 water year. III. Data OMB Control Number: 1006-0005. Title: Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428. Form Number: Form 7-2180, Form 7-2180EZ, Form 7-2181, Form 7-2184, 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. Frequency: Annually. Respondents: Landholders and farm operators of certain lands in our projects, whose landholdings exceed specified RRA forms submittal thresholds. Estimated Annual Total Number of Respondents: 14,002. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.02. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 14,282. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,467 hours. Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: See table below. Form No. Burden estimate per form (in minutes) Number of respondents Annual number of responses Annual burden on respondents (in hours) Form 7-2180 60 3,596 3,668 3,668 Form 7-2180EZ 45 374 381 286 Form 7-2181 78 1,051 1,072 1,394 Form 7-2184 45 32 33 24 Form 7-2190 60 1,618 1,650 1,650 Form 7-2190EZ 45 96 98 73 Form 7-2191 78 777 793 1,030 Form 7-2194 45 4 4 3 Form 7-21PE 75 139 142 177 Form 7-21PE-IND 12 4 4 1 Form 7-21TRUST 60 700 714 714 Form 7-21VERIFY 12 5,081 5,183 1,037 Form 7-21FC 30 214 218 109 Form 7-21XS 30 144 147 73 Form 7-21FARMOP 78 172 175 228 Totals 14,002 14,282 10,467 IV. Request for Comments We invite your comments 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) The 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 information collection 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. V. Public Disclosure 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. Dated: September 7, 2012. Roseann Gonzales, Director, Policy and Administration, Denver Office. [FR Doc. 2012-22936 Filed 9-17-12; 8:45 am]