Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 213 / Thursday, November 2, 2000 / Notices 65879

Dated: October 17, 2000.

Mary J.M. Hartel,

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada.

[FR Doc. 00–28068 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

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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, 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 request renewed

approval for the collection of

information under 30 CFR Part 850

which provides authority for State

regulatory authorities to develop a

blaster certification program.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by January 2, 2001, 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 interested

members of the public and affected

agencies have an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping activities [see 5

1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies

information collections that OSM will

be submitting to OMB for extension.

These collections are contained in 30

CFR 850, Permanent regulatory program

requirements—standards for

certification of blasters.

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.

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.

The following information is provided

for the information collection: (1) Title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information.

Title: Permanent regulatory program

requirements—standards for

certification of blasters, 30 CFR 850.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0080.

Summary: This part establishes the

requirements and procedures applicable

to the development of regulatory

programs for the training, examination,

and certification of persons engaging in

or directly responsible for the use of

explosives in surface coal mining

operations.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State

regulatory authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 173.

Dated: October 30, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent

Decree Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on October

19, 2000, a proposed Partial Consent

Decree in United States v. American

Scrap Company, et al., Civil Action No.

1:99–CV–2047, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Middle District of Pennsylvania.

In this action the United States seeks

the reimbursement of response costs in

connection with the Jack’s Creek/Sitkin

Smelting Superfund Site in Mifflin

County, Pennsylvania (‘‘the Site’’),

pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9601 et seq. The Partial Consent Decree

resolves the United States’ claims

against Industrial Steel & Pipe Supply

Company, J. Sepenuk & Sons, Inc., and

Kingsport Iron & Metal Co., Inc. for

response costs incurred as a result of the

release or threatened release of

hazardous substances at the Site. These

parties will pay the United States

$140,000.00. The Partial Consent Decree

will not resolve the United States’

claims against the remaining defendants

in the litigation.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Partial Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044, and

should refer to United States v.

American Scrap Company, et al., D.J.

Ref. 90–11–2–911/1.

The Partial Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Middle District of

Pennsylvania, Federal Building, 228

Walnut Street, Suite 220, Harrisburg, PA

17108, or at the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1650

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19103. A copy of the Partial Consent

Decree may also be obtained by mail by

requesting a copy from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $9.00 (36 pages

at 25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water

Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on October 24, 2000, a

proposed Consent Decree (‘‘the Decree’’)

in United States v. Blue River

Exploration, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:99

CV–10–M, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Western

District of Kentucky