Certification Summary Form and Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation; 43 CFR Part 426 and 43 CFR Part 428

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 7-21SUMM-C District Summary of Certification and Declaration Forms Form and Instruction	New
Form 7-21SUMM-R District Summary of Reporting and Declaration Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
30-dayFRnotice1006-0005.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-07-02
first FR notice -0006.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-06-26
43CFR428_OMB.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-06-26
43CFR426_OMB.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-06-26
2008_9 justification -0006.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-06-26
08_09 Question Justification - 1006-0006.xls Supplementary Document	2007-06-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180632	District Summary of Certification and Declaration Forms Form and Instruction	New
10635	District Summary of Reporting and Declaration Forms Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1006-0006	ICR Reference No: 200706-1006-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200506-1006-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/RB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certification Summary Form and Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation; 43 CFR Part 426 and 43 CFR Part 428
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: 08/14/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/03/2007
Terms of Clearance: Upon its next request for OMB approval, the agency must provide an option for electronic submission of the reporting summary form. In accordance with 5 CFR Part 1320, in order for OMB to assess the utility of the information collected, upon its next request for OMB approval the agency shall provide: (1) a report detailing investigations over the period of OMB approval by BOR and the Districts based on discrepancies between the summary reports and individual reports; and (2) an explanation of the need of some BOR regional offices to request summary reports more frequently than once per year.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2009	12/31/2009	12/31/2007
Responses	281	0	298
Time Burden (Hours)	11,240	0	11,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	197,325	0	209,000

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Abstract: These forms are to be used by water district offices to summarize individual landholder and farm operator certification and reporting forms as required by the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (Title II of Public Law 97-293), and regulations 43 CFR Part 426 and 43 CFR Part 428.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 57 - 161 Sec 1 Name of Law: Reclamation Act of 1902
   PL: Pub.L. 97 - 293 201-230 Name of Law: Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
  

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:
	72 FR 9966	03/06/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 36034	07/02/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
District Summary of Certification and Declaration Forms	7-21SUMM-C	District Summary of Certification and Declaration Forms
District Summary of Reporting and Declaration Forms	7-21SUMM-R	District Summary of Reporting and Declaration Forms

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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	281	298	0	0	-17	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,240	11,900	0	0	-660	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	197,325	209,000	0	0	-11,675	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden reduction from previous years results from existing legislation which gradually reduces the number of respondents over time. The acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law do not apply once construction repayment obligations are completed. At that time, the RRA forms requirements are no longer applicable.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,875

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 07/03/2007

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