Lower Colorado River Well Inventory

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form LC-25 Lower Colorado River Well Inventory Form	Modified
30-day 1006-0014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-08-28
Supporting Statement A 1006-0014.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-08-14
60-day Notice 1006-0014.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-04-23
Colorado River Basin Project Act Pub. L. 90-537.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-08-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
10640	Lower Colorado River Well Inventory Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1006-0014	ICR Reference No: 201504-1006-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201203-1006-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/RB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Lower Colorado River Well Inventory
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/03/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/28/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	300	0	1,500
Time Burden (Hours)	100	0	500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Reclamation must inventory wells and river pumps along the lower Colorado River to ensure that all Colorado River water use conforms to applicable laws and regulations and is accurately accounted for. This will affect every well and river-pump owner and operator along the lower Colorado River in Arizona, California, and Nevada.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 617 Name of Law: Boulder Canyon Project Act
   PL: Pub.L. 90 - 537 82 Stat. 886 Name of Law: Colorado River Basin Project Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 5786	02/03/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 52337	08/28/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Lower Colorado River Well Inventory	LC-25	Lower Colorado River Well Inventory

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	300	1,500	0	-1,200	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	100	500	0	-400	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The well inventory project has been ongoing since 1994 and the USGS has inventoried nearly 5,000 wells during that time. As a result, the majority of the wells along the Colorado River have been inventoried. A time is approaching where the initial well inventory process will have been completed and the inventory process will be entering a maintenance stage where Reclamation will only occasionally need to inventory new wells or pumps as they come on line. Therefore, there is a program change due to agency discretion in that we are reducing the number of inventories as we get closer to our goal.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $471,300

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/28/2015

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