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Form No. Estimated No. of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Total annual

responses

Burden hours per

responses

Total burden

hours

7–21SUMM–R and tabulation sheets .............. 54 1.25 67 40 2,680

Total ...................................................... 276 1.25 345 ............................ 13,800

Comments

Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of our functions, including

whether the information will have

practical use;

(b) The accuracy of our burden

estimate for the proposed collection of

information;

(c) Ways to enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

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. Reclamation will

display a valid OMB control number on

the RRA forms. A Federal Register

notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published in the

Federal Register on January 3, 2001 (66

FR 384, Jan. 3, 2001). A list of the

comments received and our responses to

those comments will be sent to: (1) all

districts, (2) all commenters, and (3)

OMB with this ICR; it is also available

from us upon request.

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or

disapprove this information collection,

but may respond after 30 days;

therefore, public comment should be

submitted to OMB within 30 days in

order to assure maximum consideration.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Wayne O. Deason,

Associate Director, Office of Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–11194 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–p

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review;

Proposed New Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new

information collection.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment: Limited Recipient

Identification Sheet, Trust Information

Sheet for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR

part 426. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected cost and burden.

DATES: Your comments must be received

on or before June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments

regarding the burden estimate, or any

other aspect of the information

collection, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Attention: Desk Officer for the

Department of the Interior, 725 17th

Street, NW., Washington DC 20503. A

copy of your comments should also be

directed to the Bureau of Reclamation,

Attention: D–5200, P.O. Box 25007,

Denver, CO 80225–0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information or a copy of the

proposed forms contact Stephanie

McPhee, D–5200, P.O. Box 25007,

Denver, CO 80225–0007; or by

telephone: (303) 445–2897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Limited Recipient Identification

Sheet, Trust Information Sheet for

Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR part 426.

Abstract: Identification of limited

recipients.

Some entities that receive

Reclamation irrigation water may

believe themselves to be under the

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA)

forms submittal threshold and

consequently, may not submit the

appropriate RRA form(s). However,

some of these entities may in fact have

a different RRA forms submittal

threshold than what they believe it to be

due to the number of natural persons

benefitting from each entity and the

location of the land held by each entity.

In addition, some entities that are

exempt from the requirement to submit

RRA forms due to the size of their

landholdings may in fact be receiving

Reclamation irrigation water for which

the full-cost rate must be paid because

the start of Reclamation irrigation water

deliveries occurred after October 1, 1981

(43 CFR 426.6(b)(2)). The information

obtained through completion of the

Limited Recipient Identification Sheet

allows us to establish entities’

compliance with Federal reclamation

law. The proposed Limited Recipient

Identification Sheet will be disbursed at

our discretion.

Trust Review

We are required to review and

approve all trusts (43 CFR part

426.7(b)(2)) in order to ensure trusts

meet the regulatory criteria specified in

43 CFR part 426.7. Land held in trust

generally will be attributed to the

beneficiaries of the trust rather than the

trustee if the criteria are met. When we

become aware of trusts with a relatively

small landholding (40 acres or less), we

may extend to those trusts the option to

complete and submit for our review the

proposed Trust Information Sheet

instead of actual trust documents. If we

find nothing on the completed,

proposed Trust Information Sheet that

would warrant the further investigation

of a particular trust, that trustee will not

be burdened with submitting trust

documents to us for in-depth review.

Changes to the RRA Forms and the

Instructions to Those Forms

We made no changes (other than

typographical changes) from the version

of these forms offered in conjunction

with the 60-day comment period

initiated by the Federal Register notice

published on January 3, 2001 (66 FR

385, Jan. 3, 2001). The proposed new

forms will be effective in the 2002 water

year.

Frequency: Generally, these forms

will be submitted once per identified

entity or trust. Each year, we expect new

responses in accordance with the

following numbers.

Respondents: Entity landholders and

trusts identified by Reclamation that are

subject to the acreage limitation

provisions of Federal reclamation law.

Estimated Total Number of

Respondents: 1,105.

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Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.00.

Estimated Total Number of Annual

Responses: 1,105.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 92 hours.

Estimate of Burden for Each Form:

Form No. Estimated No. of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Total annual

responses

Burden estimate

per form

(in minutes)

Total burden

hours

Limited Recipient Identification Sheet ............. 635 1.00 635 5 53

Trust Information Sheet ................................... 470 1.00 470 5 39

Total .......................................................... 1,105 1.00 1,105 ............................ 92

Comments

Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of our functions, including

whether the information will have

practical use;

(b) The accuracy of our burden

estimate for the proposed collection of

information;

(c) Ways to enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

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. Reclamation will

display a valid OMB control number on

the ‘‘Limited Recipient Identification

Sheet’’ and the ‘‘Trust Information

Sheet.’’ A Federal Register notice with

a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on this collection of

information was published in the

Federal Register on January 3, 2001 (66

FR 385, Jan. 3, 2001). A list of the

comments received and our responses to

those comments will be sent to: (1) All

districts, (2) all commenters, and (3)

OMB with this ICR; it is also available

from us upon request.

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or

disapprove this information collection,

but may respond after 30 days;

therefore, public comment should be

submitted to OMB within 30 days in

order to assure maximum consideration.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Wayne O. Deason,

Associate Director, Office of Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–11195 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

that the information collection request

for Underground Mining Permit

Applications—Minimum Requirements

for Reclamation and Operation Plans, 30

CFR 784, has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and comment. The

information collection request describes

the nature of the information collection

and the expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collections but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB by June 4,

2001, in order to be assured of

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has

submitted a request to OMB to renew its

approval of the collection of information

contained in: Underground Mining

Permit Applications—Minimum

Requirements for Reclamation and

Operation Plans, 30 CFR Part 784. OSM

is requesting a 3-year term of approval

for the information collection activity.

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 OMB control

number for this collection of

information is 1029–0039.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice solicting

comments on this collection of

information was published on February

7, 2001 (66 FR 9357). No comments

were received. This notice provides the

public with an additional 30 days in

which to comment on the following

information collection activity:

Title: Underground Mining Permit

Applications—Minimum Requirements

for Reclamation and Operation Plans, 30

CFR 784.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0039.

Summary: Sections 507(b), 508(a) and

516(b) of Public Law 95–87 require

underground coal mine permit

applicants to submit an operations and

reclamation plan and establish

performance standards for the mining

operation. Information submitted is

used by the regulatory authority to

determine if the applicant can comply

with the applicable performance and

environmental standards required by

the law.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents:

Underground coal mining permit

applicants and State Regulatory

Authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 100.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 96,460.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information collection; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burdens on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collections of the

information, to the following addresses.