60106 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2005 / Notices 

Group No. 772, was accepted April 19, 

2005. 

These surveys were executed to meet 

certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

2. The Plats of Survey of the following 

described lands were officially filed at 

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, 

on July 22, 2005: 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the First Standard Parallel 

South, through a portion of Range 41 

East, and the dependent resurvey of 

portions of the south and east 

boundaries, a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and a portion of the 

subdivision of section 36, the 

subdivision of section 35, and the 

further subdivision of section 36, 

Township 5 South, Range 40 East, 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under 

Group No. 804, Nevada, was accepted 

July 21, 2005. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of portions of the south 

boundary and subdivisional lines and 

the subdivision of section 2, Township 

6 South, Range 40 East, Mount Diablo 

Meridian, Nevada, under Group No. 

804, Nevada, was accepted July 21, 

2005. These surveys were executed to 

meet certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management and the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

3. The Supplemental Plat of the 

following described lands was officially 

filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno, 

Nevada, on September 13, 2005: 

The supplemental plat, showing a 

subdivision of lot 1, sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 

61 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, 

was accepted September 9, 2005. 

This supplemental plat was prepared 

to meet certain administrative needs of 

the Bureau of Land Management. 

4. The Supplemental Plat of the 

following described lands was officially 

filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno, 

Nevada, on September 29, 2005: 

The supplemental plat, showing a 

subdivision of original lot 4, sec. 21, T. 

3 S., R. 35 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, 

Nevada, was accepted September 27, 

2005. 

This supplemental plat was prepared 

to meet certain administrative needs of 

the Bureau of Land Management. 

5. The Plats of Survey of the following 

described lands will be officially filed at 

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada 

on the first business day after thirty (30) 

days from the publication of this notice: 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the Seventh Standard 

Parallel North, through a portion of 

Range 32 East; and the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the west 

boundary of Township 36 North, Range 

33 East; and the survey of a portion of 

the south boundary of Township 37 

North, Range 33 East; and the survey of 

a portion of the subdivisional lines of 

Township 36 North, Range 32 East, 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under 

Group No. 803, was accepted September 

27, 2005. 

The plat representing the independent 

resurvey of a portion of the south 

boundary and the east boundary, and 

the survey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines of Township 37 

North, Range 32 East, Mount Diablo 

Meridian, Nevada, under Group No. 

803, was accepted September 27, 2005. 

These surveys were executed to meet 

certain administrative needs of the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

6. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

provisions of existing withdrawals and 

classifications, the requirements of 

applicable laws, and other segregations 

of record, these lands are open to 

application, petition, and disposal, 

including application under the mineral 

leasing laws. All such valid applications 

received on or before the official filing 

of the Plats of Survey described in 

paragraph 5, shall be considered as 

simultaneously filed at that time. 

Applications received thereafter shall be 

considered in order of filing. 

7. The above-listed surveys are now 

the basic record for describing the lands 

for all authorized purposes. These 

surveys have been placed in the open 

files in the BLM Nevada State Office 

and are available to the public as a 

matter of information. Copies of the 

surveys and related field notes may be 

furnished to the public upon payment of 

the appropriate fees. 

Dated: October 3, 2005. 

David D. Morlan, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada. 

[FR Doc. 05–20565 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0027 and 1029–

0036 

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 

that the information collection requests 

for 30 CFR Parts 740 and 780 which 

relate to surface coal mining and 

reclamation operations on Federal 

lands, and Surface mining permit 

applications—minimum requirements 

for reclamation and operation plans 

respectively. These collection requests 

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 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 14, 2005, in order to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of either information 

collection request, explanatory 

information and related forms, contact 

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or 

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov. 

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 

IORA_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 jtreleas@osmre.gov. 

Please reference 1029–0027 for Part 740, 

and 1029–0036 for Part 780 in your 

correspondence. 

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 two requests 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, and 30 CFR Part 780, Surface 

Mining Permit Applications—Minimum 

Requirements for Reclamation and 

Operation Plans. OSM is requesting a 3- 

year term of approval for each 

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 

numbers for these collections of 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2005 / Notices 60107 

information are 1029–0027 for Part 740, 

and 1029–0036 for Part 780. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), 

Federal Register notices soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on June 7, 

2005 (70 FR 33191). No comments were 

received. This notice provides the 

public with an additional 30 days in 

which to comment on the following 

information collection activities: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 740—General 

requirements for surface coal mining 

and reclamation operations on Federal 

lands. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

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 determine the 

eligibility of an applicant to conduct 

surface coal mining operations on 

Federal lands. 

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. 

Title: 30 CFR Part 780—Surface 

Mining Permit Applications—Minimum 

Requirements for Reclamation and 

Operation Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0036. 

Summary: Section 507(b), 508(a), 

510(b), 515(b) and (d), and 522 of Public 

Law 95–87 require applicants to submit 

operations and reclamation plans for 

coal mining activities. Information 

collection is needed to determine 

whether the plans will achieve the 

reclamation and environmental 

protections pursuant to the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act. 

Without this information, Federal and 

State regulatory authorities cannot 

review and approve permit application 

request. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for surface coal mine 

permits on Federal land and State 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 505. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for 

Applicants: 146,376. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for State 

Regulatory Authorities: 88,752. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for All 

Respondents: 235,128. 

Total Annual Burden Costs for All 

Respondents: $2,258,045. 

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 numbers in all correspondence. 

Dated: August 10, 2005. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 05–20573 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0092 and 1029–

0107 

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 approval for the 

collections of information for 30 CFR 

745, State-Federal cooperative 

agreements; and 30 CFR Part 887, 

Subsidence Insurance Program Grants. 

These collection requests 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 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 14, 2005, in order to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Department of 

Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 

395–6566 or via e-mail to 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. 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 jtreleas@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of either information 

collection request, explanatory 

information and related forms, contact 

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or 

electronically to jtreleas@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 Part 1 (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 two 

requests to OMB to renew its approval 

of the collections of information 

contained in: 30 CFR 745, State-Federal 

cooperative agreements; and 30 CFR 

Part 887, Subsidence insurance program 

grants. OSM is requesting a 3-year term 

of approval for each 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 

numbers for these collections are 1029–

0092 for Part 745, and 1029–0107 for 

Part 887. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on April 27, 

2005 (70 FR 21811). No comments were 

received. This notice provides the 

public with an additional 30 days in 

which to comment on the following 

information collection activities: 

Title: State-Federal cooperative 

agreements—30 CFR 745. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0092. 

Summary: 30 CFR 745 requires that 

States submit information when 

entering into a cooperative agreement 

with the Secretary of the Interior. OSM 

uses the information to make findings 

that the State has an approved program 

and will carry out the responsibilities 

mandated in the Surface Mining Control 

and Reclamation Act to regulate surface 

coal mining and reclamation activities 

on Federal lands. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

governments that regulate coal 

operations. 

Total Annual Responses: 8. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 335. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $0. 

Title: Subsidence Insurance Program 

Grants—30 CFR 887.