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certification and reporting forms as
required by the RRA, 43 CFR part 426,
and 43 CFR part 428. This information
allows us to establish water user
compliance with Federal reclamation
law.
Changes to the RRA Forms and the
Instructions to Those Forms
Minor editorial changes were made to
the currently approved RRA forms and
the instructions to those forms prior to
the 60-day comment period initiated by
the notice published in the Federal

Register (72 FR 9966, Mar. 6, 2007).
Those changes were designed to assist
the respondents by increasing their
understanding of the forms, clarifying
the instructions for use when
completing the forms, and clarifying the
information that is required to be
submitted to the districts with the
forms. We received no public comments
from the 60-day public comment period.
The proposed revisions to the RRA
forms will be included starting in the
2008 water year.
Estimated No.
of respondents

Form No.

Total Annual
responses

Burden hours
per response

Total burden
hours

7–21SUMM–C and tabulation sheets ..................................
7–21SUMM–R and tabulation sheets ..................................

188
37

1.25
1.25

235
46

40
40

9,400
1,840

Total ..............................................................................

225

1.25

281

........................

11,240

Comments

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Frequency of
response

Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Contracting entities that
are subject to the acreage limitation
provisions of Federal reclamation law.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 225.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.25.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 281.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,240 hours.
Estimate of Burden for Each Form:

Comments are invited 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 collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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. Reclamation will
display a valid OMB control number on
the RRA forms. A Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 9966, Mar. 6,
2007). No public comments were
received.
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove this information collection,
but may respond after 30 days;
therefore, public comment should be
submitted to OMB within 30 days in
order to assure maximum consideration.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail 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

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comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy
Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E7–12717 Filed 6–29–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Agency Information Collection;
Activities Under OMB Review;
Comment Request
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently
approved collection (OMB No. 1006–
0005).
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces the Bureau of Reclamation
(we, our, or us) has forwarded the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval: 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. This ICR 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.

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The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove this information
collection, but may respond after 30
days; therefore, public comments must
be received on or before August 1, 2007
to assure maximum consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
regarding the burden estimate, or any
other aspect of the information
collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to the Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior at the
Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, via facsimile to (202) 395–6566
or e-mail to
[email protected]. A copy
of your comments should also be
directed to the Bureau of Reclamation,
Attention: 84–53000, P.O. Box 25007,
Denver, CO 80225–0007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie McPhee at: (303) 445–2897.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Individual Landholder’s and
Farm Operator’s Certification and
Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation,
43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428.
Abstract: 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. These forms
are submitted to districts who 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

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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.

Changes to the RRA Forms and the
Instructions to Those Forms
Minor editorial changes were made to
the currently approved RRA forms and
the instructions to those forms prior to
the 60-day comment period initiated by
the notice published in the Federal
Register (72 FR 9965, Mar. 6, 2007).
Those changes were designed to assist
the respondents by increasing their
understanding of the forms, clarifying
the instructions for use when
completing the forms, and clarifying the
information that is required to be
submitted to the districts with the
forms. We received no public comments
from the 60-day public comment period.
Estimated No.
of respondents

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Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form

Frequency of
response

The proposed revisions to the RRA
forms will be included starting in the
2008 water year.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondents: Landholders and farm
operators of certain lands in our
projects, whose landholdings exceed
specified RRA forms submittal
thresholds.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 17,358.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.02.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 17,706.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 13,085 hours.
Estimate of Burden for Each Form:
Total annual
responses

Burden estimate per form
(in minutes)

Total burden
hours

7–2180 ........................................................................
7–2180EZ ...................................................................
7–2181 ........................................................................
7–2184 ........................................................................
7–2190 ........................................................................
7–2190EZ ...................................................................
7–2191 ........................................................................
7–2194 ........................................................................
7–21PE .......................................................................
7–21PE–IND ...............................................................
7–21TRUST ................................................................
7–21FARMOP ............................................................
7–21VERIFY ...............................................................
7–21FC .......................................................................
7–21XS .......................................................................
7–21XSINAQ ..............................................................
7–21CONT–O .............................................................
7–21CONT–L .............................................................
7–21CONT–I ..............................................................
7–21INFO ...................................................................

4,686
483
1,369
36
1,841
109
879
4
166
5
1,002
196
6,175
243
164
0
0
0
0
0

1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
0
0
0
0
0

4,780
493
1,396
37
1,878
111
897
4
169
5
1,022
200
6,299
248
167
0
0
0
0
0

60
45
78
45
60
45
78
45
75
12
60
78
12
30
30
0
0
0
0
0

4,780
370
1,815
28
1,878
83
1,166
3
211
1
1,022
260
1,260
124
84
0
0
0
0
0

Total ..............................................................................

17,358

1.02

17,706

........................

13,085

Comments
Comments are invited 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 collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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. Reclamation will
display a valid OMB control number on

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the RRA forms. A Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 9965, Mar. 6,
2007). No public comments were
received.
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove this information collection,
but may respond after 30 days;
therefore, public comment should be
submitted to OMB within 30 days in
order to assure maximum consideration.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail 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

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review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy
Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E7–12718 Filed 6–29–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord,
Yuba County, CA
AGENCY:

Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.
Notice of Availability and
Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement/(EIR/
EIS).

ACTION:

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