83 FR 60893 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Lower Colorado River Well Inventory

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60893-60894]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25859]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR03042000, 19XR0680A1, 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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Mr. Paul Matuska, 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 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006-0014 in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Paul Matuska by email at [email protected], or 
by telephone at (702) 293-8164. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 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 
August 31, 2018 (83 FR 46671). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of Reclamation; (2) will this information be processed 
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 
(4) how might Reclamation enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (5) how might Reclamation minimize 
the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the 
use of information technology.
    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; Public Law 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

[[Page 60894]]

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: Revision 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: 150.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150.
    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: 50 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.
    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).

    Dated: November 1, 2018.
Terrance J. Fulp,
Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-25859 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4332-90-P