Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 203 / Friday, October 20, 2006 / Notices 62013 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0027 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

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 seek renewed authority 

to collect information for 30 CFR part 

740 which relates to surface coal mining 

and reclamation operations on Federal 

lands. This collection request 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 20, 2006, in order to be 

assured of consideration. 

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 A. Trelease, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 

electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

Please reference 1029–0027 in your 

correspondence. 

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 jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

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 collections of 

information contained in 30 CFR part 

740, Surface Coal Mining and 

Reclamation Operations on Federal 

Lands. OSM is requesting a 3-year term 

of approval for this 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 1029–0027. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on May 2, 

2006 (71 FR 25857). 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: 30 CFR Part 740—General 

requirements for surface coal mining 

and reclamation operations on Federal 

lands. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0027. 

Summary: Section 523 of SMCRA 

requires that a Federal lands program be 

established to govern surface coal 

mining and reclamation operations on 

Federal lands. The information 

requested is needed to assist the 

regulatory authority to determine the 

eligibility of an applicant to conduct 

surface coal mining operations on 

Federal lands. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for surface coal mine 

permits on Federal lands and State 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 42. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for 

Applicants: 2,602. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for State 

Regulatory Authorities: 800. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for All 

Respondents: 3,402. 

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 addresses listed 

previously. Please refer to the 

appropriate OMB control number in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: July 20, 2006. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 06–8810 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—ASTM International—

Standards 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 28, 2006, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

ASTM International—Standards 

(‘‘ASTM’’) has filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing additions or 

changes to its standards development 

activities. The notifications were filed 

for the purpose of extending the Act’s 

provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, ASTM has provided an 

updated list of current, ongoing ASTM 

standards activities originating between 

May 2006 and September 2006, 

designated as Work Items. A complete 

listing of ASTM Work Items, along with 

a brief description of each, is available 

at http://www.astm.org. 

On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed 

its original notification pursuant to 

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department 

of Justice published a notice in the 

Federal Register pursuant to Section 

6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004 

(69 FR 65226). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on May 24, 2006. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on June 15, 2006 (71 FR 34644). 

For additional information, please 

contact: Thomas B. O’Brien, Jr., General 

Counsel, at 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone 

610–832–9597, e-mail address 

tobrien@astm.org. 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–8793 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Mobile Enterprise 

Alliance, Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 14, 2006, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
62014 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 203 / Friday, October 20, 2006 / Notices 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. has 

filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. The notifications were 

filed for the purpose of extending the 

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, Aeroprise, Inc., Mountain 

View, CA; Antenna Software, Jersey 

City, NJ; Mobile and RFID Data Systems, 

Inc., Markham, Ontario, CANADA; 

Cingular Wireless LLC, Atlanta, GA; and 

Sprint Nextel Corporation, Shawnee 

Mission, KS have withdrawn as parties 

to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and Mobile 

Enterprise Alliance, Inc. intends to file 

additional written notification 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On June 24, 2004, Mobile Enterprise 

Alliance, Inc. filed its original 

notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of 

the Act. The Department of Justice 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on July 23, 2004 (69 FR 44062). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on May 16, 2006. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on June 8, 2006 (71 FR 33314). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–8794 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

[OMB Number 1117–0034] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Collection of 

Laboratory Analysis Data on Drug 

Samples Tested by Non-Federal (State 

and Local) Crime Laboratories. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug 

Enforcement Administration (DEA) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register Volume 71, Number 167, page 

51214 on August 29, 2006, allowing for 

a 60-day comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment until November 20, 2006. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially the estimated public 

burden and associated response time, 

should be directed to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention Department of Justice Desk 

Officer, Washington, DC 20503. 

Additionally, comments may be 

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 

395–5806. Written comments and 

suggestions from the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information are 

encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Collection of Laboratory Analysis Data 

on Drug Samples Tested by Non-Federal 

(State and Local) Crime Laboratories. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form number: none. Office of Diversion 

Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal 

Government. Other: None. Abstract: 

Information is needed from state and 

local laboratories to provide DEA with 

additional analyzed drug information 

for the National Forensic Laboratory 

Information System. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that there are 

one hundred fifty (150) total 

respondents for this information 

collection. One hundred twenty (120) 

respond monthly at .16 hour (10 

minutes) for each response and thirty 

(30) respond quarterly at .16 hour (10 

minutes) for each response, for a total 

number of 1560 respondents. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: It is estimated that there are 

259 annual burden hours associated 

with this collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Bryant, Department Clearance 

Officer, United States Department of 

Justice, Justice Management Division, 

Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 

Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: October 16, 2006. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E6–17554 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

[OMB Number 1117–0038] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Reporting and 

Recordkeeping for Digital Certificates. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug 

Enforcement Administration (DEA) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 


jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES