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information collection and the expected

burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 5, 1996, to be assured of

consideration.

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

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

pubic and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM has submitted to OMB for

extension. These collections are

contained in (1) 30 CFR 705, Restriction

on financial interests of State

employees; (2) 30 CFR 750, Indian lands

program; (3) 30 CFR 774, Revision;

renewal; and transfer, assignment, or

sale of permit rights; (4) 30 CFR 778,

Permit applications—minimum

requirements for legal, financial,

compliance, and related information;

and (5) 30 CFR 877, Rights of entry for

abandoned mine land reclamation

projects.

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 OSM’s regulations are

listed in 30 CFR Parts 700 through 955.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information, was published on March

15, 1996 (61 FR 10786). No comments

were received.

Where appropriate, OSM has revised

burden estimates to reflect current

reporting levels, adjustments based on

reestimates of the burden or number of

respondents, and programmatic

changes. OSM will request a 3-year term

of approval for each information

collection activity.

The following information is provided

for each 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 annul reporting

and recordkeeping burden for the

collection of information.

Title: Restrictions on financial

interests of State employees.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0067.

Summary: Respondents supply

information on employment and

financial interests. The purpose of the

collection is to ensure compliance with

section 517(g) of the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

(SMCRA), which places an absolute

prohibition on having a direct or

indirect financial interest in

underground or surface coal mining

operations.

Bureau Form Number: OSM–23.

Frequency of Collection: Entrance on

duty and annually.

Description of Respondents: Any state

regulatory authority employee or

member of advisory boards or

commissions established in accordance

with state law or regulation to represent

multiple interests who performs any

function or duty under the Act.

Total Annual Responses: 2,316.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 784.

Title: Indian lands program.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0091.

Summary: Operators who conduct or

propose to conduct surface coal mining

and reclamation operations on Indian

lands must comply with the

requirements of 30 CFR 750 pursuant to

section 710 of SMCRA.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Applicants for coal mining permits.

Total Annual Responses: 34.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,688.

Title: Revision; renewal; and transfer,

assignment, or sale of permit rights.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0088.

Summary: These regulations and

sections 506(d), 511(a)(1) and 511(b) of

SMCRA provide that persons seeking

permit revisions, permit renewals, or

the transfer, sale, or assignment of

permit rights for surface coal mining

operations must submit relevant

information to the regulatory authority

to allow the regulatory authority to

determine whether the applicant and

application meet the requirements for

approval.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mine operators and state regulatory

authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 6,545.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 59,560.

Title: Permit applications—minimum

requirements for legal, financial,

compliance, and related information.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0034.

Summary: The regulatory and section

507(b) of SMCRA provide that persons

seeking a permit to conduct surface coal

mining operations must submit to the

regulatory authority relevant

information regarding ownership and

control of the property to be affected,

their compliance status and history. The

regulatory authority uses this

information to ensure that the applicant

meets all legal, financial and

compliance requirements prior to

issuance of a permit.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Applicants for permits for surface coal

mining operation permits and state

regulatory authorities.

Total Annual Resposes: 475.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,665.

Title: Rights of Entry.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0055.

Summary: This regulation establishes

procedures for non-consensual entry

upon private lands for the purpose of

abandoned mined land reclamation

activities or exploratory studies when

the landowner refuses consent or is not

available.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respodents: State

abandoned mine land reclamation

agencies.

Total Annual Responses: 38.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 38.

Send comments on the need for the

collection 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 collection; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burden on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following addresses.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW, Room 120—SIB, Washington, DC

20240.

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs; Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Department of

Interior Desk Officer, 725 17th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Gene E. Krueger,

Acting Chief, Office of Technology

Development and Transfer.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Extension of Existing

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; Registration for

Classification as Refugee.

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on March 26, 1996 at 61 FR

13216, allowing for a 60-day public

comment period. No comments were

received by the Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments from the date listed at the top

of this page in the Federal Register.

This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 Code of Federal Regulations, Part

1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to OMB via

facsimile to 202–395–7285. Comments

may also be submitted to the

Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

Management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to DOJ via

facsimile to 202–514–1534.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

should address one or more of the

following points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies/components estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses. The proposed collection is

listed below:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection.

Registration for Classification as

Refugee.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–590. International

Affairs, Refugee Branch, Immigration

and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. This information collection

provides a uniform method for

applicants to apply for refugee status

and contains the information needed in

order to adjudicate such applications.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 140,000 responses at 35

minutes (.583) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 81,620 annual burden hours.

Public comment on this proposed

information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency

and Prevention Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; Office of Juvenile Justice

Delinquency and Prevention.

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register and allowed 60 days for public

comment.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments from the date listed at the top

of this page in the Federal Register.

This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 Code of Federal Regulation, Part

1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to OMB via

facsimile to 202–395–7285. Comments

may also be submitted to the

Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

Management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to DOJ via

facsimile to 202–514–1534.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

should address one or more of the

following points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies/components estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

The proposed collection is listed

below:

(1) Type of information collection.

New data collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection.

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency

and Prevention.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection.

Form: None. Office of Justice

Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,

United States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract. Primary: State or Local. Other:

Non-profit agencies.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to