Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 66 / Monday, April 7, 1997 / Notices 16605

Beaumont, Texas. Copies can be

requested from the Superintendent, Big

Thicket National Preserve, 3785 Milam,

Beaumont, Texas 77701.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

Richard R. Peterson,

Superintendent, Big Thicket National

Preserve.

[FR Doc. 97–8714 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Notice of Request for Revisions and

Reinstatement of a Previously

Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intentions of the

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to

seek renewal of an information

collection. Reclamation delivers

Colorado River water to water users for

diversion and beneficial consumptive

use in the States of Arizona, California,

and Nevada. Under Supreme Court

order, the United States is required, at

least annually, to prepare and maintain

complete, detailed, and accurate records

of diversions of water, return flow, and

consumptive use. This information is

needed to ensure that a State or a water

user within a State does not exceed its

authorized use of Colorado River water.

Water users are obligated to provide

information on diversions and return

flows to Reclamation by provisions in

their water delivery contracts.

Reclamation determines the

consumptive use by subtracting return

flow from diversions or by other

engineering means. Without this

information, Reclamation could not

comply with the order of the United

States Supreme Court to prepare and

maintain detailed and accurate records

of diversions, return flow, and

consumptive use.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by June 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To submit comments on this

information collection contact: Bureau

of Reclamation, Information Collection

Officer, D–7924, P.O. Box 25007,

Denver, Colorado 80225–0007;

telephone: (303) 236–0305 extension

462; Internet address:

infocoll@do.usbr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of Reclamation, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

Reclamation’s estimated time and cost

burdens of the proposed collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including increased use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

This information collection was

formerly titled, ‘‘Regulations for

administering entitlements to Colorado

River water in the lower Colorado River

basin.’’ Development of those

regulations is expected to resume in the

future, but the information to be

collected is needed by Reclamation

independent of the regulations.

Title: Diversions, return flow, and

consumptive use of Colorado River

water in the lower Colorado River basin.

OMB No.: OMB No. 1006–0015.

Description of respondents: The

Lower Basin States (Arizona, California,

and Nevada), local and tribal entities,

water districts, and individuals that use

Colorado River water.

Frequency: Annually, or otherwise as

determined by the Secretary of the

Interior.

Estimated completion time: An

average of 2 hours per respondent.

Annual responses: 160 respondents.

Annual burden hours: 320.

Dated: April 1, 1997.

William E. Rinne,

Area Manager, Boulder Canyon Operations

Office.

[FR Doc. 97–8778 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of

a Previously Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intentions of the

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to

seek renewal of the information

collection for Private Rental Survey.

Under Public Law 88–459, Federal

agencies are authorized to provide

housing for Government employees

under specified circumstances. A

review of private rental market housing

rates is required once every 5 years to

ensure that the rental, utility, and

related charges to occupants of

Government Furnished Quarters (GFQ)

are comparable to corresponding

charges in the private sector. To avoid

unnecessary duplication and

inconsistent rental rates, the Bureau of

Reclamation conducts housing surveys

for the Departments of Interior,

Agriculture, Commerce, Defense,

Justice, Transportation, Treasury, and

Health and Human Services. If the

collection activity was not performed,

there would be no basis for determining

open market rental costs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by June 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To submit comments on this

information collection contact: Bureau

of Reclamation, Information Collection

Officer, D–7924, P.O. Box 25007,

Denver, Colorado 80225–0007;

telephone: (303) 236–0305 extension

462; Internet address:

infocoll@do.usbr.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments

are invited on: (a) whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of participating agencies,

including whether the information shall

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

Reclamation’s estimated burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Title: Private Rental Survey.

OMB No.: OMB No. 1006–0009.

Description of respondents:

Individual property owners and small

businesses or organizations (real estate

managers or property managers).

Frequency: Each of 14 regions are

surveyed every fifth year; this equates to

two to three regions surveyed each year.

Estimated completion time: An

average of 10 or 12 minutes per

respondent.

Annual responses: 3,000 respondents.

Annual burden hours: 590 hours.