[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 51514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20381]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0111

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 for 30 CFR 761, Areas designated by Act of Congress.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection activities must 
be received by November 3, 2008, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e58f9197808980849680a58a96889780cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b716f697e777e7a687e5b746876697e357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, contact John Trelease, at (202) 208-2783 or via e-
mail at the address listed above.

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)]. This notice identifies an information collection that OSM 
will be submitting to OMB for approval. This collection is contained in 
30 CFR 761, Areas designated by Act of Congress. 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.
    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.
    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: Areas designated by Act of Congress, 30 CFR Part 761.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0111.
    Summary: OSM and State regulatory authorities use the information 
collected under 30 CFR Part 761 to ensure that persons planning to 
conduct surface coal mining operations on the lands protected by Sec.  
522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 have 
the right to do so under one of the exemptions or waivers provided by 
this section of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for certain surface coal 
mine permits and State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Respondents: 16 coal mining applicants and 24 state 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 512.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $2,508.

    Dated: August 25, 2008.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. E8-20381 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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