65714 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 240 / Monday, December 15, 1997 / Notices

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 form, 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 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)). This notice identifies

information collection that OSM will be

submitting to OMB for extension. These

collections are contained on the OSM 76

form.

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 this information collection

activity.

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: Abandoned Mine Land Problem

Area Description Form, OSM 76.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0087.

Summary: This form will be used to

update the Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement’s

inventory of abandoned mine lands.

From this inventory, the most serious

problem areas are selected for

reclamation through the apportionment

of funds to States and Indian tribes.

Bureau Form Number: OSM 76.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: State

governments and Indian tribes.

Total Annual Responses: 1,800.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

Kathryn S. O’Toole,

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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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.

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 the title described below 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: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 14, 1998, to be assured

of consideration.

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 at jtreleas@osmre.gov.

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

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). OSM has

submitted a request to OMB to renew its

approval of the collection of information

for the permanent program performance

standards—surface mining activities at

30 CFR Part 816. 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 listed in 30 CFR Part 816,

which is 1029–0047.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on August

28, 1997 (62 FR 45684). 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: Permanent Program

Performance Standards—Surface

Mining Activities, 30 CFR Part 816.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0047.

Summary: Section 525 of the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 provides that permittees

conducting surface coal mining

operations shall meet all applicable

performance standards of the Act. The

information collected is used by the

regulatory authority in monitoring and

inspecting surface coal mining activities

to ensure that they are conducted in

compliance with the requirements of the

Act.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion,

quarterly and annually.

Description of Respondents: Surface

coal mining operators.

Total Annual Responses: 146,224.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 412,076.

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 210–SIB, Washington, DC

20240, or electronically to

jtrelease@osmre.gov.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

Kathryn S. O’Toole,

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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