Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2001 / Notices 9357

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

approval for the collection of

information on Underground Mining

Permit Applications—Minimum

Requirements for Reclamation and

Operation Plans, 30 CFR part 784.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by April 9, 2001, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

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

submit electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

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 information collections that

OSM will be submitting to OMB for

extension. These collections are

contained in 30 CFR 784.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents

and costs. 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.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Underground Mining Permit

Application—Minimum Requirements

for Reclamation and Operation Plans, 30

CFR part 784.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0039.

Summary: Sections 507(b), 508(b), of

Public Law 95–87 require underground

coal mine permit applicants to submit

an operations and reclamation plan and

establish performance standards for the

mining operation. Information

submitted is used by the regulatory

authority to determine if the applicant

can comply with the applicable

performance and environmental

standards required by the law.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents:

Underground coal mining permit

applicants and State regulatory

authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 100.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 96,460.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

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

that the information collection requests

for 30 CFR part 702, Exemption for Coal

Extraction Incidental to the Extraction

of Other Minerals; and 30 CFR part 850,

Permanent Regulatory Program

Requirements—Standards for

Certification of Blasters, 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 their

expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collection but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB by March

9, 2001, in order to be assured of

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of either information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783. You

may also contact Mr. Trelease at

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 for the collections of

information found at 30 CFR parts 702

and 850. OSM is requesting a 3-year

term of approval for these information

collection activities.

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

information are 1029–0089 for Part 702

and 1029–0080 for Part 850, and may be

found in OSM’s regulations at 702.10

and 850.10.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

Federal Register notices soliciting

comments on the collection of

information for Part 702 was published

on November 7, 2000 (65 FR 66764; and

on November 2, 2000 (65 FR 65879) for

Part 850. No comments were received

from either notice. This notice provides

the public with an additional 30 days in

which to comment on the following

information collection activities;

Title: Exemption for Coal Extraction

Incidental to the Extraction of Other

Minerals, 30 CFR part 702.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0089.

Summary: This part implements the

requirement in section 701(28) of the

Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA),

which grants an exemption from the

requirements of SMCRA to operators

extracting not more than 162⁄3

percentage tonnage of coal incidental to

the extraction of other minerals. This

information will be used by the

regulatory authorities to make that

determination.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once and

annually thereafter.

Description of Respondents:

Producers of coal and other minerals.

Total Annual Responses: 61.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 513.

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Title: Permanent Regulatory Program

Requirements—Standards for

Certification of Blasters, 30 CFR part

850.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0080.

Summary: This part establishes the

requirements and procedures applicable

to the development of regulatory

programs for the training, examination,

and certification of persons engaging in

or directly responsible for the use of

explosives in surface coal mining

operations.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State

regulatory authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 173.

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

burden on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following address.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Department of Interior Desk Officer, 725

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503. Also, please send a copy of your

comments to John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW., Room 210—SIB, Washington, DC

20240, or electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

Dated: January 23, 2001.

Sarah E. Donnelly,

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

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

approval for the collections of

information for 30 CFR part 882,

Reclamation of private lands; and Form

OSM–76, Abandoned Mine Land

Problem Area Description form. The

collections described below have been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

request describes the nature of the

information collections and the

expected burdens and costs.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collection but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB by March

9, 2001 in order 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, 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 (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 requests to OMB to approve

the collections of information for 30

CFR Part 882, Reclamation of private

lands; and Form OSM–76, Abandoned

Mine Land Problem Area Description

form. OSM is requesting a 3-year term

of approval for these information

collection activities.

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 or these collections of

information are displayed in 30 CFR

882.10 for Part 882, and on the form

OSM–76 for that collection.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on

November 27, 2000 (65 FR 70736). No

comments were received. This notice

provides the public with an additional

30 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Reclamation on Private Lands,

30 CFR 882.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0057.

Summary: Public Law 95–87

authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal

governments to reclaim private lands

and allows for the establishment of

procedures for the recovery of the cost

of reclamation activities on privately

owned lands. These procedures are

intended to endure that governments

have sufficient capability to file liens so

that certain landowners will not receive

a windfall from reclamation.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State

governments and Indian tribes.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 16.

Title: Abandoned Mine Land Problem

Area Description Form, OSM–76.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0087.

Summary: This form will be used to

update the Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement’s

inventory of abandoned mine lands.

From this inventory, the most serious

problem areas are selected for

reclamation through the apportionment

of funds to States and Indian tribes.

Bureau Form Number: OSM–76.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: State

governments and Indian tribes.

Total Annual Responses: 1,800.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.

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: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Department of Interior Desk Officer, 725

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Also, please send a copy of your

comments to John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW, Room 210–SIB, Washington, DC

20240, or electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 01–3100 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

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