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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] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

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. 

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 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. 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: 

john.anevski@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Anevski, Chief, Division of Irrigation, 

Power and Safety of Dams, telephone: 

(202) 208–5480, e-mail: 

john.anevski@bia.gov. 

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 

responsible for repaying the government 

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 30- 

day period. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address or other 

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, 

such as, subsidizing a farm unit, 


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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. 

[FR Doc. E9–20974 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

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 

(OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov) 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– 

2008–MRM–0039’’ to view supporting 

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 hyla.hurst@mms.gov. 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 

enters into a lease to explore, develop, 

produce, and dispose of minerals from 


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