In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2022
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
150
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300
50
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100
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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.
US Code:
43 USC 32
Name of Law: Colorado River Basin Project Act
US Code:
43 USC 617
Name of Law: Boulder Canyon Project Act
The well inventory program is nearing completion, and therefore a decrease in responses is expected. Reclamation and the USGS estimate that there are less than 1,000 wells to be inventoried in the next three years.
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:
(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;
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.