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(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.)
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9–20889 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Water Delivery and Electric Service
Data for the Operation of Irrigation and
Power Projects and Systems:
Proposed Information Collection
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) is submitting the following
information collections to the Office of
Management and Budget for renewal: (1)
Electrical Service Application, 25 CFR
175, OMB Control Number 1076–0021;
and (2) Water Request, 25 CFR 171,
OMB Control Number 1076–0141.
Current approvals for the collections
expire August 31, 2009.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Department of the
Interior Desk Officer, by facsimile at
(202) 395–5806 or via e-mail to
[email protected]. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to:
John Anevski, Chief, Division of
Irrigation, Power and Safety of Dams,
Office of Trust Services, Mail Stop
4655–MIB, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; e-mail:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Anevski, Chief, Division of Irrigation,
Power and Safety of Dams, telephone:
(202) 208–5480, e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The BIA owns, operates, and
maintains three electric power utilities
that provide a service to the end user.
The BIA also owns, operates, and
maintains 15 irrigation projects that
provide a service to the end user. To be
able to properly bill for the services
provided, the BIA must collect customer
information to identify the individual
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the costs of delivering the service, and
billing for those costs. Additional
information necessary for providing the
service is the location of the service
delivery. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA)
requires that certain information be
collected from individuals and
businesses doing business with the
government. This information includes
the taxpayer identification number for
possible future use to recover
delinquent debt. To implement the
DCIA requirement to collect customer
information, the BIA has included a
section concerning the collection of
information in its regulations governing
its electrical power utilities (25 CFR
175) and in its regulations governing its
irrigation projects (25 CFR 171). A
request for comments on this
information collection request appeared
in the Federal Register on May 19, 2009
(74 FR 23428). No comments were
received regarding these information
collections in response to the
announcement.
II. Request for Comments
You are invited to send your
comments on these information
collections to the two locations listed in
the ADDRESSES section. Your comments
should address:
(a) The necessity of this information
collection for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden (hours and cost)
of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways we could enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways we could minimize the
burden of the collection of the
information on the respondents, such as
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or request, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
OMB has up to 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register to make a decision on
the submission for renewal, but may
make the decision after 30 days.
Therefore, to receive the best
consideration of your comments, you
should submit them during the first 30day period.
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personally identifiable information, be
advised that your entire comment—
including your personally identifiable
information—may be made public at
any time. While you may request that
we withhold your personally
identifiable information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
III. Data
A. Electrical Service Application
OMB Control Number: 1076–0021.
Title: Electrical Service Application
25 CFR 175.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for electric power consumers to be
served, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its electric
power utilities and fulfill reporting
requirements.
Sections 175.6 and 175.22 of 25 CFR
part 175, Indian electric power utilities,
specifies the information collection
requirement. Power consumers must
apply for electric service. The
information to be collected includes:
name; electric service location; and
other operational information identified
in the local administrative manuals.
Collection of this information is
currently authorized under an approval
by OMB (OMB Control Number 1076–
0021). All information is collected from
each electric power consumer.
Responses are required to receive or
maintain a benefit.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents: BIA electric power
consumers—individuals and businesses.
Number of Respondents: 3,000 per
year.
Number of Responses: 3,000 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: 1⁄2
hour.
Frequency of Response: Normally just
once. Only need to re-do if requesting
new electrical service elsewhere or if
they have been disconnected for failure
to pay their electric bill.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
1,500 hours.
B. Water Request
OMB Control Number: 1076–0141.
Title: Water Request 25 CFR 171.
Brief Description of Collection: In
order for irrigators to receive water
deliveries, information is needed by the
BIA to operate and maintain its
irrigation projects and fulfill reporting
requirements. Section 171.140 and other
sections cited in section 171.40 of 25
CFR part 171, [Irrigation] Operation and
Maintenance, specifies the information
collection requirement. Water users
must apply for water delivery and for a
number of other associated services,
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requesting leaching service, requesting
water for domestic or stock purposes,
building structures or fences in BIA
rights-of-way, requesting payment plans
on bills, establishing a carriage
agreement with a third-party,
negotiating irrigation incentive leases,
and requesting an assessment waiver.
The information to be collected
includes: full legal name; correct
mailing address; taxpayer identifying
number; water delivery location; if
subdividing a farm unit—a copy of the
recorded plat or map of the subdivision
where water will be delivered; the time
and date of requested water delivery;
duration of water delivery; amount of
water delivered; rate of water flow;
number of acres irrigated; crop statistics;
any other agreements allowed under 25
CFR part 171; and any additional
information required by the local project
office that provides your service.
Collection of this information is
currently authorized under an approval
by OMB (OMB Control Number 1076–
0141). Information for water request is
collected at least annually from each
water user with a response required
each time BIA provides irrigation water;
the remaining information is collected
only occasionally, upon request for the
specific service. The information water
users submit is for the purpose of
obtaining or retaining a benefit, namely
irrigation water.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents: Waters users of the BIA
irrigation project—individuals and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 6,539 per
year.
Number of Responses: 27,075 per
year.
Estimated Time per Response: A
range of 18 minutes to 6 hours,
depending on the specific service being
requested.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
throughout the irrigation season,
averaging approximately 2 times per
year.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
14,059 hours.
Dated: August 25, 2009.
Alvin Foster,
Deputy Chief Information Officer—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–MRM–0039]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010–
0139).
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
title 30 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) parts 210 and 212.
This notice also provides the public a
second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements. This ICR pertains to
onshore and offshore royalty and
production reporting on oil, gas, and
geothermal leases on Federal and Indian
lands.
We changed the title of this ICR to
reflect regulatory actions, including
publication of the final rule, RIN 1010–
AD20, Reporting Amendments, on
March 26, 2008 (73 FR 15885). The final
rule removed 30 CFR part 216 and
replaced part 210 in its entirety. In this
revision, we also consolidated the
following ICRs to allow programwide
review of royalty and production
reporting for oil, gas, and geothermal
leases on Federal and Indian lands:
• 1010–0139, 30 CFR Part 210—
Forms and Reports and Part 216—
Production Accounting; and
• 1010–0140, 30 CFR Part 210—
Forms and Reports.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before September 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
by either FAX (202) 395–5806 or e-mail
([email protected]) directly to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (OMB
Control Number 1010–0139).
Please submit copies of your
comments to MMS by one of the
following methods:
• Electronically go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Comment
or Submission’’ column, enter ‘‘MMS–
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and related materials for this ICR. Click
on ‘‘Send a comment or submission’’
link to submit public comments.
Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through
the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ link. All
comments submitted will be posted to
the docket.
• Mail comments to Hyla Hurst,
Regulatory Specialist, Minerals
Management Service, Minerals Revenue
Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS
300B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. Please
reference ICR 1010–0139 in your
comments.
• Hand-carry comments or use an
overnight courier service. Our courier
address is Building 85, Room A–614,
Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave.
and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado
80225. Please reference ICR 1010–0139
in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hyla
Hurst, telephone (303) 231–3495, or email [email protected]. You may also
contact Hyla Hurst to obtain copies, at
no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated
forms, and (3) the regulations that
require the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Parts 210 and 212,
Royalty and Production Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0139.
Bureau Form Number: Forms MMS–
2014, MMS–4054, and MMS–4058.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for mineral resource development on
Federal and Indian lands and the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary
is required by various laws to manage
mineral resource production from
Federal and Indian lands and the OCS,
collect the royalties and other mineral
revenues due, and distribute the funds
collected in accordance with applicable
laws. Public laws pertaining to mineral
leases on Federal and Indian lands are
posted on our Web site at http://
www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. The MMS performs
the minerals revenue management
functions and assists the Secretary in
carrying out the Department’s trust
responsibility for Indian lands.
General Information
When a company or an individual
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