81 FR 93709 - Agency Information Collection; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection (OMB Control Number 1006-0023)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 245 (December 21, 2016)
Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 245 (December 21, 2016)
| Page Range | 93709-93710 | |
| FR Document | 2016-30718 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 93709-93710] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30718] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR83550000, 17XR0680A1, RX.31580001.0090104] Agency Information Collection; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection (OMB Control Number 1006-0023) AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the Bureau of Reclamation, intend to submit a request for the renewal of an existing approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) titled, Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders, 43 CFR part 426, OMB Control Number 1006-0023. DATES: Submit written comments on the information collection request on or before February 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send written comments or requests for copies of the proposed forms to Stephanie McPhee, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy and Administration, 84-55000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007; or via email to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie McPhee at (303) 445-2897. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. 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 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. [[Page 93710]] 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, Public Law 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. II. Changes to the RRA Forms and Their Instructions No changes have been made to the currently approved RRA forms and the corresponding instructions to generate the proposed RRA forms that will be effective in the 2018 water year. III. Data OMB Control Number: 1006-0023. Title: Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders, 43 CFR part 426. Form Number: Form 7-2536, Form 7-2537, Form 7-2565, and Form 7- 2578. 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 Annual 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. Estimated Completion Time per Respondent: See table below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burden Annual burden estimate per Number of Annual number on Form No. form (in respondents of responses respondents minutes) (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... .............. 500 500 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Request for Comments We invite your comments on: (a) Whether the 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 estimated time and cost burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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 increased 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: November 14, 2016. Roseann Gonzales, Director, Policy and Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-30718 Filed 12-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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Burden Annual
Annual
estimate Number of burden on
Form No. number of
per form respondents respondents
responses
(in minutes) (in hours)
Form 7–2181 ................................................................................................... 78 1,050 1,071 1,392
Form 7–2184 ................................................................................................... 45 32 33 24
Form 7–2190 ................................................................................................... 60 1,601 1,633 1,633
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 ................................................................................................... 75 135 138 172
Form 7–21PE–IND .......................................................................................... 12 4 4 1
Form 7–21TRUST ........................................................................................... 60 694 708 708
Form 7–21VERIFY .......................................................................................... 12 5,069 5,170 1,034
Form 7–21FC ................................................................................................... 30 214 218 109
Form 7–21XS ................................................................................................... 30 144 147 73
Form 7–21FARMOP ........................................................................................ 78 172 175 228
Totals ........................................................................................................ ........................ 13,960 14,239 10,432
IV. Request for Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR threshold than what they believe it to be
due to the number of natural persons
We invite your comments on: Bureau of Reclamation benefiting from each entity and the
(a) whether the collection of [RR83550000, 17XR0680A1, location of the land held by each entity.
information is necessary for the proper RX.31580001.0090104] In addition, some entities that are
performance of our functions, including exempt from the requirement to submit
whether the information will have Agency Information Collection; RRA forms due to the size of their
practical use; Renewal of a Currently Approved landholdings (directly and indirectly
(b) the accuracy of our estimated time Information Collection (OMB Control owned and leased land) may in fact be
Number 1006–0023) receiving Reclamation irrigation water
and cost burden of the collection of
for which the full-cost rate must be paid
information, including the validity of AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, because the start of Reclamation
the methodology and assumptions used; Interior. irrigation water deliveries occurred after
(c) ways to enhance the quality, ACTION: Notice and request for October 1, 1981 [43 CFR 426.6(b)(2)].
usefulness, and clarity of the comments. The information obtained through
information to be collected; and completion of the Limited Recipient
SUMMARY: We, the Bureau of
(d) ways to minimize the burden of Identification Sheet (Form 7–2536)
Reclamation, intend to submit a request
the collection of information on allows us to establish entities’
for the renewal of an existing approved
respondents, including increased use of compliance with Federal reclamation
information collection to the Office of
automated collection techniques or law. The Limited Recipient
Management and Budget (OMB) titled,
other forms of information technology. Identification Sheet is disbursed at our
Forms to Determine Compliance by
discretion.
We will summarize all comments Certain Landholders, 43 CFR part 426,
OMB Control Number 1006–0023. Trust review—In order to administer
received regarding this notice. We will
section 214 of the RRA and 43 CFR
publish that summary in the Federal DATES: Submit written comments on the
426.7, we are required to review and
Register when the information information collection request on or approve all trusts. Land held in trust
collection request is submitted to OMB before February 21, 2017. generally will be attributed to the
for review and approval. ADDRESSES: Send written comments or beneficiaries of the trust rather than the
V. Public Disclosure requests for copies of the proposed trustee if the criteria specified in the
forms to Stephanie McPhee, Bureau of RRA and 43 CFR 426.7 are met. We may
Before including your address, phone Reclamation, Office of Policy and extend the option to complete and
number, email address, or other Administration, 84–55000, P.O. Box submit for our review the Trust
personal identifying information in your 25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007; or via Information Sheet (Form 7–2537)
comment, you should be aware that email to smcphee@usbr.gov. instead of actual trust documents when
your entire comment—including your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: we become aware of trusts with a
personal identifying information—may Stephanie McPhee at (303) 445–2897. relatively small landholding (40 acres or
be made publicly available at any time. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: less in districts subject to the prior law
While you can ask us in your comment provisions of Federal reclamation law,
to withhold your personal identifying I. Abstract 240 acres or less in districts subject to
information from public review, we Identification of limited recipients— the discretionary provisions of Federal
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to Some entities that receive Reclamation reclamation law). If we find nothing on
do so. irrigation water may believe that they the completed Trust Information Sheet
Dated: November 14, 2016. are under the Reclamation Reform Act that would warrant the further
of 1982 (RRA) forms submittal threshold investigation of a particular trust, that
Roseann Gonzales,
and, consequently, may not submit the trustee will not be burdened with
Director, Policy and Administration. appropriate RRA form(s). However, submitting trust documents to us for in-
[FR Doc. 2016–30720 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am] some of these entities may in fact have depth review. The Trust Information
BILLING CODE 4332–90–P a different RRA forms submittal Sheet is disbursed at our discretion.
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Acreage limitation provisions Information Sheet is disbursed at our Organization Identification Sheet is
applicable to public entities—Land discretion. disbursed at our discretion.
farmed by a public entity can be Acreage limitation provisions II. Changes to the RRA Forms and
considered exempt from the application applicable to religious or charitable Their Instructions
of the acreage limitation provisions organizations—Some religious or
provided the public entity meets certain No changes have been made to the
charitable organizations that receive
criteria pertaining to the revenue currently approved RRA forms and the
Reclamation irrigation water may
generated through the entity’s farming corresponding instructions to generate
believe that they are under the RRA
activities (43 CFR 426.10 and the Act of the proposed RRA forms that will be
forms submittal threshold and, effective in the 2018 water year.
July 7, 1970, Public Law 91–310). We
are required to ascertain whether or not consequently, may not submit the
appropriate RRA form(s). However, III. Data
public entities that receive Reclamation
irrigation water meet such revenue some of these organizations may in fact OMB Control Number: 1006–0023.
criteria regardless of how much land the have a different RRA forms submittal Title: Forms to Determine Compliance
public entities hold (directly or threshold than what they believe it to be by Certain Landholders, 43 CFR part
indirectly own or lease) [43 CFR depending on whether these 426.
426.10(a)]. In order to minimize the organizations meet all of the required Form Number: Form 7–2536, Form 7–
burden on public entities, standard RRA criteria for full special application of the 2537, Form 7–2565, and Form 7–2578.
forms are submitted by a public entity acreage limitations provisions to Frequency: Generally, these forms
only when the public entity holds more religious or charitable organizations [43 will be submitted only once per
than 40 acres subject to the acreage CFR 426.9(b)]. In addition, some identified entity, trust, public entity, or
limitation provisions westwide, which organizations that (1) do not meet the religious or charitable organization.
makes it difficult to apply the revenue criteria to be treated as a religious or Each year, we expect new responses in
criteria as required to those public charitable organization under the accordance with the following numbers.
entities that hold less than 40 acres. acreage limitation provisions, and (2) Respondents: Entity landholders,
When we become aware of such public are exempt from the requirement to trusts, public entities, and religious or
entities, we request those public entities submit RRA forms due to the size of charitable organizations identified by
complete and submit for our review the their landholdings (directly and Reclamation that are subject to the
Public Entity Information Sheet (Form indirectly owned and leased land), may acreage limitation provisions of Federal
7–2565), which allows us to establish in fact be receiving Reclamation reclamation law.
compliance with Federal reclamation irrigation water for which the full-cost Estimated Annual Total Number of
law for those public entities that hold 40 rate must be paid because the start of Respondents: 500.
acres or less and, thus, do not submit a Reclamation irrigation water deliveries Estimated Number of Responses per
standard RRA form because they are occurred after October 1, 1981 [43 CFR Respondent: 1.0.
below the RRA forms submittal 426.6(b)(2)]. The Religious or Charitable Estimated Total Number of Annual
threshold. In addition, for those public Organization Identification Sheet (Form Responses: 500.
entities that do not meet the exemption 7–2578) allows us to establish certain Estimated Total Annual Burden on
criteria, we must determine the proper religious or charitable organizations’ Respondents: 72 hours.
rate to charge for Reclamation irrigation compliance with Federal reclamation Estimated Completion Time per
water deliveries. The Public Entity law. The Religious or Charitable Respondent: See table below.
Burden Annual
Annual
estimate Number of burden on
Form No. number of
per form respondents respondents
responses
(in minutes) (in hours)
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
Totals ........................................................................................................ ........................ 500 500 72
IV. Request for Comments (d) ways to minimize the burden of comment, you should be aware that
the collection of information on your entire comment—including your
We invite your comments on: respondents, including increased use of personal identifying information—may
(a) Whether the collection of automated collection techniques or be made publicly available at any time.
information is necessary for the proper other forms of information technology. While you can ask us in your comment
performance of our functions, including We will summarize all comments to withhold your personal identifying
whether the information will have received regarding this notice. We will information from public review, we
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
practical use; publish that summary in the Federal cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Register when the information
(b) the accuracy of our estimated time do so.
collection request is submitted to OMB
and cost burden of the collection of Dated: November 14, 2016.
for review and approval.
information, including the validity of
Roseann Gonzales,
the methodology and assumptions used; V. Public Disclosure
Director, Policy and Administration.
(c) ways to enhance the quality, Before including your address, phone
[FR Doc. 2016–30718 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am]
usefulness, and clarity of the number, email address, or other
information to be collected; and personal identifying information in your BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
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| Contact | Stephanie McPhee at (303) 445-2897. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 93709 |
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