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to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference 

1029–0036 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 a request to OMB to renew its 

approval of the collection of information 

contained in 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 

number for this collection of 

information is 1029–0036. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on July 1, 

2008 (73 FR 37486). 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 780—Surface 

Mining Permit Applications—Minimum 

Requirements for Reclamation and 

Operation Plan. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0036. 

SUMMARY: Sections 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 

requests. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for surface coal mine 

permits on Federal lands and State 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Respondents: 225 

applicants and 221 State responses. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for 

Applicants: 281,706. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for State 

Regulatory Authorities: 78,457. 

Total Annual Burden Hours for All 

Respondents: 360,163. 

Total Annual Burden Costs for All 

Respondents: $1,992,395. 

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 individual listed in 

ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control 

number 1029–0036 in all 

correspondence. 

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. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

John A. Trelease, 

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. E8–23794 Filed 10–8–08; 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 1029–0059 

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 renewed 

authority to collect information for: 

OSM grant forms—OSM–47 (Budget 

Information Report), OSM–49 (Budget 

Information and Financial Reporting) 

and OSM–51 (Performance and Program 

narrative); 30 CFR part 735 (Grants for 

Program Development and 

Administration and Enforcement); and 

30 CFR part 886 (State and Tribal 

Reclamation Grants). 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by December 8, 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 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact John A. 

Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or 

electronically at jtrelease@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 (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 information collections that 

OSM will be submitting to OMB for 

approval. These collections are 

contained in OSM grant forms—OSM– 

47 (Budget Information Report), OSM– 

49 (Budget Information and Financial 

Reporting) and OSM–51 (Performance 

and Program narrative); 30 CFR part 735 

(Grants for Program Development and 

Administration and Enforcement); and 

30 CFR part 886 (State and Tribal 

Reclamation Grants). 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 


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reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

the collection of information. 

Title: Budget information, financial 

reporting, and performance reporting 

forms. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0059. 

Summary: State and Tribal 

reclamation and regulatory authorities 

are requested to provide specific budget 

and program information as part of the 

grant application and reporting 

processes authorized by the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act. 

Bureau Form Numbers: OSM–47, 

OSM–49 and OSM–51. 

Frequency of Collection: Semiannually and annually. 

Description of Respondents: State and 

Tribal regulatory and reclamation 

authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 132. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 680 

hours. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

John A. Trelease, 

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. E8–23797 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Proposed Information Collection for 

Workforce Innovation in Regional 

Economic Development (WIRED) 

Initiative Evaluation; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the 

Department), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the ETA is soliciting 

comments on a new data collection for 

the Workforce Innovation in Regional 

Economic Development (WIRED) 

Initiative Evaluation. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed below in 

the addressee section of this notice or by 

accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee’s section below on or 

December 8, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to the Employment and Training 

Administration, Room N–5641, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210, Attention: Eileen Pederson, 

Telephone number: 202–693–3647 (this 

is not a toll-free number), Fax number: 

202–693–2766. e-mail: 

Pederson.eileen@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In February 2006, under authority of 

Section 414 of the American 

Competitiveness and Workforce 

Improvement Act of 1998, the ETA 

awarded grants to 13 regions across the 

United States to support community 

efforts to link their varied knowledge 

resources with their business and 

innovation assets, to ensure that their 

workforces have the skill requirements 

and knowledge to work effectively in 

new and emerging industries. At the 

same time that these grants were 

awarded, ETA selected another 13 

regions to receive $100,000 to support 

their participation in peer-to-peer 

grantee conferences and other training 

opportunities. In early 2007, ETA 

increased the funds awarded to the 

second group of regions, at which time 

they became known as the Generation II 

regions. Finally, in June 2007, ETA 

awarded grants to 13 more regions, 

known as the Generation III regions. 

The WIRED Initiative focuses on labor 

market areas that are comprised of 

multiple jurisdictions within states or 

across state borders. It supports 

innovative approaches for workforce 

development, training and education 

that go beyond traditional strategies for 

preparing workers to compete and 

succeed both within the United States 

and globally. Through the initiative, 

WIRED regions have a unique 

opportunity to design and implement 

strategic approaches for coordinating 

regional economic development, job 

growth and talent development. For the 

grant awards, ETA selected regions that 

demonstrated the presence of labor 

market elements (unemployment, lowwages, low levels of new job creation) 

and economic conditions (such as 

industries that are declining or 

industries targeted for growth) that drive 

the need for transformation. In addition, 

each grant recipient described how the 

region will: Implement new strategic 

efforts designed to integrate workforce, 

economic development and education 

systems; promote innovation in 

addressing challenges; and utilize and 

build upon existing structures, 

resources, and legislatively-funded 

programs. Finally, each region outlined 

the presence of a strategic partnership 

that is representative of the entire 

economic region and is comprised of a 

strong team of leaders which will lead 

the regional transformation. 

This data collection covers qualitative 

information to be obtained through a 

survey of key partners and stakeholders 

in these regional transformation efforts. 

The WIRED survey will gather 

information about the nature of regional 

leaders and their organizations’ roles 

and relationships in the evolving 

collaborative partnerships. It will 

provide information about their efforts 

to achieve regional transformation of 

workforce development, economic 

development and related education 

systems during the period of the 

Initiative. 

The second administration of the 

survey, approximately six months after 

Federal funding of the initiative ends, 

will be to collect information about the 

sustainability of efforts to work 

collaboratively to achieve regional 

transformation, to reveal whether these 

substantial investments successfully 

inspired continued efforts to promote 

integration of regional systems to further 

talent development. 

Subsequent to awarding the 

Generation I grants in early 2006, the 

ETA has expended considerable effort to 

promote the importance of collaboration 

for guiding future talent development, 

and to encourage creative efforts to 

initiate and bring new partners into 

networks created to transform a region, 

including partners who do not receive 

direct funding through the WIRED 

collaborative. Thus, it is anticipated that 

Generations II and III regional efforts 

may be affecting entities that are not 

directly involved in the federallyfunded transformation efforts, 

spearheaded by this initiative. In 

addition, ETA substantially reduced the 

amount of funding for Generations II 

and III, thereby leading many of these 

regions to partner with entities which 

also have a vested interest in achieving 

long-term regional economic success 

and stability. A pre-WIRED survey, the 

screener survey, will first be 

administered in the Generation II and III 

regions in order to gather information 

about how widely disbursed the 

ongoing efforts are to transform these 

regions’ economic, education and 

workforce development systems, 


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