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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41974-41975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20399]

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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.

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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 requests for the titles 
described below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection 
requests describe the nature of the information collections and their 
expected burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 3, 1997, to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request a copy of either information collection request, explanatory 
information and related form, contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208-
2783. You may also contact Mr. Trelease at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (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

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(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). OSM has submitted two requests to OMB to renew 
its approval of the collections of information found at 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, and 30 CFR part 773, Requirements 
for permits and permit processing. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of 
approval for these information collection activities.

    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 these 
collections of information are 1029-0098 and 1029-0041, respectively.
    As required under 5 CFR 1302.8(d), Federal Register notices 
soliciting comments on these collections of information were published 
on may 12, 1997 (62 FR 25970) for 30 CFR part 769, and on May 14, 1997 
(62 FR 26552), for 30 CFR part 773. No comments were received from 
either notice. This notice provides the public with an additional 30 
days in which to comment on the following information collection 
activities:

    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 
for 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 on Federal lands.
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 130.

    Title: Requirements for permits and permit processing, 30 CFR part 
773.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0041.
    Summary: The collections activities for this part ensure that the 
public has the opportunity to review permit applications prior to their 
approval, and that applicants for permanent program permits or their 
associates who are in violation of the Surface Mining Reclamation Act 
do not receive surface coal mining permits pending resolution of their 
violations.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mining and 
reclamation permits and State governments and Indian Tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 450.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,765.
    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 following addresses. 
Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all 
correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attention: Department of Interior Desk Officer, 
725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Also, please send a copy of 
your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 201-SIB, Washington, 
DC 20240, or electronically to [email protected].

    Dated: July 29, 1997.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 97-20399 Filed 8-1-97; 8:45 am]
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