Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices 35333 

Authority: This NOI is published pursuant 

to NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and 40 CFR 

1501.9. 

William Yancey Brown, 

Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14220 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR85672000, 21XR0680A2, 

RX.31480001.0040000; OMB Control 

Number 1006–0028] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Recreation Survey 

Questions 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), are proposing to renew 

an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 2, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to Ronnie Baca, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Asset 

Management Division, 86–67200, P.O. 

Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007; or 

by email to rbaca@usbr.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1006– 

0028 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this information collection request 

(ICR), contact Ronnie Baca by email at 

rbaca@usbr.gov, or by telephone at (303) 

445–3257. Individuals who are hearing 

or speech impaired may call the Federal 

Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 for TTY 

assistance. You may also view the ICR 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice was 

published on January 15, 2021 (86 FR 

4118), that allowed for a 60-day public 

comment period. Two comments were 

received during the public comment 

period. One comment did not address 

the information collection requirements; 

therefore, no response is required. The 

second comment and response are 

summarized as follows: 

Comment: The survey is biased as it 

is used by recreationists at reservoirs 

and not by the entire United States 

population. Reservoirs are not to be 

used as wholesale ‘‘recreation’’ and 

should be used as drinking water 

without the risk of waste. 

Response: The mission of the Bureau 

of Reclamation is to manage, develop, 

and protect water and related resources 

in an environmentally and economically 

sound manner in the interest of the 

American public. Reclamation operates 

and maintains its lands and waterbodies 

as directed by law. As such, Public Law 

89–72, Federal Water Project Recreation 

Act of 1965, as amended, states ‘‘it is the 

policy of Congress and the intent of this 

Act that in investigating and planning 

any Federal navigation, flood control, 

reclamation, hydroelectric, or 

multipurpose water resource project 

that consideration shall be given to the 

opportunities, if any, which the project 

affords for outdoor recreation and for 

fish and wildlife enhancement and that, 

wherever any such project can 

reasonably serve either or both of these 

purposes consistently with the 

provisions of this part, it shall be 

constructed, operated, and maintained 

accordingly.’’. The intent of this survey 

and its renewal is to provide the public 

a voice on how Reclamation recreation 

areas can be improved to better suit 

public need and demand. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: Reclamation is responsible 

for recreation development at all of its 

reservoirs. Presently, there are more 

than 240 designated recreation areas on 

our lands within the 17 Western States 

hosting approximately 40 million 

visitors annually. As a result, we must 

be able to respond to emerging trends, 

changes in the demographic profile of 

users, changing values, needs, wants, 

and desires, and conflicts between user 

groups. Statistically valid and up-todate data derived from the user is 

essential to developing and providing 

recreation programs relevant to today’s 

visitor. Reclamation is requesting reapproval for the collection of data from 

recreational users on Reclamation lands 

and waterbodies. To meet our needs for 

the collection of visitor use data, we 

will be requesting OMB to authorize a 

two-part request: Survey questions for 

our regional offices to choose from, and 

a survey form template. This will allow 

for a custom designed survey 

instrument to fit a specific activity or 

recreation site. The custom designed 

survey would be created by extracting 

questions from the approved list of 

survey questions that are applicable to 

the recreation area and issue being 

evaluated. Only questions included in 

the pre-approved list of survey 

questions will be used. 

Title of Collection: Recreation Survey 

Questions. 


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35334 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices 

OMB Control Number: 1006–0028. 

Form Number: 7–2675, Recreation 

Survey Questions. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Respondents to the surveys will be 

members of the public engaged in 

recreational activities on Reclamation 

lands and waterbodies. Visitors will 

primarily consist of local residents, 

people from large metropolitan areas in 

the vicinity of the lake/reservoir, and 

people from out of state. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 696. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 696. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 15 minutes per survey (an 

average of 20 questions will be used on 

each survey; each question will take 

approximately 45 seconds to complete 

on average). 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 140. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Twice 

annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden cost: None. 

It is estimated that there will be a total 

of 140 out of 696 contacts that choose 

not to respond to the survey. These nonrespondents account for 1 burden hour 

per year. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Karen Knight, 

Director, Dam Safety and Infrastructure. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14192 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 21XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0036] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Surface Mining Permit 

Applications—Minimum Requirements 

for Reclamation and Operation Plan 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), 

are proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 2, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, 

Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240, or by email to mgehlhar@

osmre.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1029–0036 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email 

at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone 

at (202) 208–2716. You may also view 

the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on March 

24, 2021 (86 FR 15697). No comments 

were received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: Sections 507(b), 508(a), 

510(b), 515(b) and (d), and 522 of 30 

U.S.C. 1201 et seq. require applicants to 

submit operation and reclamation plans 

for coal mining activities. This 

information collection is needed to 

determine whether the plans will 

achieve the reclamation and 

environmental protections pursuant to 

the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act. Without this 

information, Federal and State 

regulatory authorities cannot review and 

approve permit application requests. 

Title of Collection: Surface Mining 

Permit Applications—Minimum 

Requirements for Reclamation and 

Operation Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0036. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State 

governments and businesses. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 100. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,091. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 2 hours to 160 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 96,158. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $791,900. 


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