BIA Renews Tribal Water Request Data Collection Without Changes
Published Date: 1/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Indian Affairs wants to keep collecting water request info just like before, with no changes. If you’re involved in water management or tribal affairs, this affects you! You’ve got until March 23, 2026, to share your thoughts—no new costs or paperwork headaches coming your way.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Tax ID collected for possible debt recovery
BIA will collect taxpayer identification numbers from individuals and businesses doing business with the government as part of the water request forms. The collection is required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and may be used in the future to recover delinquent debt related to irrigation services.
Irrigation customers must provide water info
If you use a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) irrigation project, you must keep giving BIA customer information to get or keep service. The collection is estimated to affect 13,438 annual respondents with 35,941 annual responses, totaling 17,981 annual burden hours and individual response times of 0.2 to 6 hours; the agency estimates total annual non-hour costs of $0.
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