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interest during the 2006 scoping period 

for the proposal. In addition, 11 copies 

of the DEIS were sent to local tribal 

councils who had stated an interest in 

the DEIS. 

On November 30, 2010, eight 

individuals from the Battle Mountain 

and Elko Bands of the Te-Moak 

Shoshone Tribe, the Duckwater and the 

Yomba Shoshone Tribes were handdelivered copies of the DEIS after a site 

visit to the proposed project site. The 

attending tribal members did not 

provide any specific individual or 

collective concerns related to the 

proposal. 

A news release in the local papers 

announcing the availability of the DEIS 

was published and the DEIS was posted 

on the BLM Nevada Web site. 

All comments received on the DEIS 

and internal BLM review were 

considered and incorporated as 

appropriate in the FEIS. Based on the 

proposed mitigation in the DEIS as well 

as applicant committed environmental 

protection measures, the BLM’s 

preferred alternative is the proposed 

action. The mitigation measures and the 

applicant committed environmental 

protection measures will become 

conditions of approval of the Project. 

This FEIS is abbreviated. The FEIS 

document includes the changes made to 

the DEIS, as well as copies of the 

comments provided during the DEIS 

comment period and BLM responses to 

those comments. To understand the 

FEIS one must have to have both the 

DEIS and the FEIS and then compare 

the changes. 

Douglas W. Furtado, 

District Manager, Battle Mountain. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10565 Filed 4–27–12; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0061 

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 

its intention to request renewed 

approval for the collection of 

information for the Permanent 

Regulatory Program—Small Operator 

Assistance Program (SOAP). This 

collection request has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. 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 1, 

2012, in order to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Department of the 

Interior Desk Officer, by telefax to (202) 

395–5806 or by email to 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave, NW., Room 203–SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240, by telefax to 

(202) 219–3276, or by email to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact John Trelease 

at (202) 208–2783, or via email at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also 

review this information collection 

request by going to http:// 

www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection 

Review, Currently Under Review, 

Agency is Department of the Interior, 

DOI–OSMRE). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 30 CFR part 795— 

Permanent Regulatory Program—Small 

Operator Assistance Program. 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 1029–0061. Responses 

are required to obtain a benefit. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on February 

7, 2012 (77 FR 6141). 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 795—Permanent 

Regulatory Program—Small Operator 

Assistance Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0061. 

SUMMARY: This information collection 

requirement is needed to provide 

assistance to qualified small mine 

operators under section 507(c) of Public 

Law 95–87. The information requested 

will provide the regulatory authority 

with data to determine the eligibility of 

the applicant and the capability and 

expertise of laboratories to perform 

required tasks. 

Bureau Form Number: FS–6. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

application. 

Description of Respondents: Small 

operators, laboratories, and State 

regulatory authorities (SRAs). 

Total Annual Responses: 4. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 93 

hours. This includes 18 hours per 

operator to complete form, 1 hour for 

laboratory to request contract, 70 hours 

for SRAs to award laboratory contract, 

and 4 hours for SRAs to review 

application and prepare response letter. 

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 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

information, to the places listed under 

Addresses. Please refer to control 

number 1029–0061 in your 

correspondence. 

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. 

Dated: April 25, 2012. 

Andrew F. DeVito, 

Chief Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10457 Filed 5–1–12; 8:45 am] 

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