[Federal Register: October 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 197)]
[Notices]
[Page 59670-59671]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0036
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 30 CFR part 780
which relates to surface mining permit applications--minimum
requirements for reclamation and operation plans 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 November 10, 2008, in order to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection request, contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or
electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the
Interior Desk Officer, via e-mail at OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov, or by
facsimile to (202) 395-6566. Also, please send a copy of your comments
to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or
electronically
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to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference 1029-0036 in your
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR part 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 30 CFR
Part 780--Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for
Reclamation and Operation Plans. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of
approval for each 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 1029-0036.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
July 1, 2008 (73 FR 37486). No comments were received. This notice
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on
the following information collection activities:
Title: 30 CFR Part 780--Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum
Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0036.
SUMMARY: Sections 507(b), 508(a), 510(b), 515(b) and (d), and 522 of
Public Law 95-87 require applicants to submit operations and
reclamation plans for coal mining activities. 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.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mine
permits on Federal lands and State regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Respondents: 225 applicants and 221 State responses.
Total Annual Burden Hours for Applicants: 281,706.
Total Annual Burden Hours for State Regulatory Authorities: 78,457.
Total Annual Burden Hours for All Respondents: 360,163.
Total Annual Burden Costs for All Respondents: $1,992,395.
Send comments on the need for the collections 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 collections; and ways to minimize the
information collection burdens on respondents, such as use of automated
means of collections of the information, to the individual listed in
ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0036 in all
correspondence.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.
Dated: October 2, 2008.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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