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received no comments in response to 

the notice. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by April 9, 2009. 

Public Comment Policy: We will post 

all comments in response to this notice 

at http://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/ 

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will 

post all comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Before including 

your address, phone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised that your entire comment— 

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your comment to withhold from 

public view your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: March 4, 2009. 

Gregory J. Gould, 

Associate Director for Minerals Revenue 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–5077 Filed 3–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0061 

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 to 

continue the collection of information 

under 30 CFR Part 795—Permanent 

Regulatory Program—Small Operator 

Assistance Program (SOAP). This 

information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned clearance number 1029–0061. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activity must be 

received by May 11, 2009, 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 

202—SIB, Washington, DC 20240. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease, 

at (202) 208–2783 or at the e-mail 

address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSM will be submitting to OMB for 

renewed approval. This collection is 

contained in 30 CFR Part 795— 

Permanent Regulatory Program Small 

Operator Assistance Program. 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. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

This notice provides the public with 

60 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 795—Permanent 

Regulatory Program—Small Operator 

Assistance Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0061. 

SUMMARY: This information collection 

requirement is needed to provide 

assistance to qualified small mine 

operators under section 507(c) of Public 

Law 95–87. The information requested 

will provide the regulatory authority 

with data to determine the eligibility of 

the applicant and the capability and 

expertise of laboratories to perform 

required tasks. 

Bureau Form Number: FS–6. 

Description of Respondents: Small 

operators, laboratories, and State 

regulatory authorities. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

application. 

Total Annual Responses: 4. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 93 

hours. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. E9–4939 Filed 3–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND 

WATER COMMISSION, UNITED 

STATES AND MEXICO 

United States Section; Notice of 

Availability of a Final Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for Improvements to 

the Rio Grande Rectification Project in 

El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, TX 

AGENCY: United States Section, 

International Boundary and Water 

Commission, United States and Mexico 

(USIBWC). 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on 

Environmental Quality Final 

Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 

1508), and the United States Section, 

International Boundary and Water 

Commission’s (USIBWC) Operational 

Procedures for Implementing Section 

102 of NEPA, published in the Federal 

Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR 

44083); the USIBWC hereby gives notice 

of availability of the Final 

Environmental Assessment and FONSI 

for Improvements to the Rio Grande 

Rectification Project (RGRP) located in 

El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, Texas 

are available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Santana, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Environmental Management 

Division, United States Section, 

International Boundary and Water 

Commission; 4171 N. Mesa, C–100; El 

Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone: (915)