30132 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 10, 2000 / Notices

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

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for noncoal

reclamation, 30 CFR Part 769.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by July 10, 2000, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implementing provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13), require that increased

members of the public and affected

agencies have an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR

1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies

information collection that OSM will be

submitting to OMB for extension. This

collection is contained in 30 CFR Part

769, Petition process for designation of

Federal lands as unsuitable for all or

certain types of surface coal mining

operations and for termination of

previous designations.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request 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 1029–0098.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Petition process for designation

of Federal lands as unsuitable for all or

certain types of surface coal mining

operations and for termination of

previous designations—30 CFR Part

769.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0098.

Summary: This Part establishes the

minimum procedures and standards foe

designating Federal lands unsuitable for

certain types of surface mining

operations and for terminating

designations pursuant to a petition. The

information requested will aid the

regulatory authority in the decision

making process to approve or

disapprove a request.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: People

who may be adversely affected by

surface mining of Federal lands.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 130.

Dated: May 5, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Agency Form Submitted for OMB

Review

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: The U.S. International Trade

Commission (USITC) has submitted the

following information collection

requirements to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

requesting emergency processing for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Commission has

requested OMB approval of this

submission by COB May 22, 2000.

Effective Date: May 2, 2000.

Purpose of Information Collection

The forms are for use by the

Commission in connection with

investigation No. 332–413, The

Economic Impact of U.S. Sanctions with

Respect to Cuba, instituted under the

authority of section 332(g) of the Tariff

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This

investigation was requested by the U.S.

House Committee on Ways and Means.

The Commission expects to deliver the

results of its investigation to the

Committee by February 15, 2001.

Summary of Proposal

(1) Number of forms submitted: One.

(2) Title of form: Telephone Survey—

The Economic Impact of U.S. Sanctions

with Respect to Cuba.

(3) Type of request: New.

(4) Frequency of use: telephone

survey, single data gathering, scheduled

for 2000.

(5) Description of respondents:

Representative selection of U.S.

companies and organizations that have

been impacted by the imposition of U.S.

sanctions on Cuba.

(6) Estimated total number of

respondents: 200.

(7) Estimated total number of hours to

complete the forms: 100.

(8) Information obtained from the

form that qualifies as confidential

business information will be so treated

by the Commission and not disclosed in

a manner that would reveal the

individual operations of a firm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents may be obtained from

Jonathan R. Coleman, Office of

Industries, USITC (202–205–3465).

Comments about the proposals should

be directed to the Office of Management

and Budget, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Room 10102 (Docket

Library), Washington, DC 20503,

ATTENTION: Docket Librarian. All

comments should be specific, indicating

which part of the survey is

objectionable, describing the concern in

detail, and including specific suggested

revisions or language changes. Copies of

any comments should be provided to

Robert Rogowsky, Director, Office of

Operations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20436, who is the

Commission’s designated Senior Official

under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Hearing impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting our TTD

terminal (telephone no. 202–205–1810).