9356 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2001 / Notices

BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued

Citation 30 CFR part

256 Reporting requirement Annual number

Burden

hour(s) per

response

Annual

burden

hours

Annual hour burden cost

256.53(c), (d),

(f);

256.54(d)(3).

Demonstrate ability to carry out present

and future financial obligations, request approval of another form of security, or request reduction in amount

of supplemental bond required.

162 submissions .... 21⁄2 405 @ $100 = $40,500

256.55(b) ......... Notify MMS of action filed alleging lessee, surety, or guarantor are insolvent

or bankrupt.

2 notices ................ 1⁄2 1 @ $100 = $100

256.56 .............. Provide plan to fund lease-specific

abandonment account and related information; request approval to withdraw funds.

4 submissions ........ 11 44 @ $50 = $2,200

256.57 .............. Provide third-party guarantee, indemnity

agreement, related notices, and annual update.

12 submissions ...... 161⁄2 198 @ $50 = $9,900

256.57(d)(3),

256.58.

Notice of and request approval to terminate period of liability, cancel bond, or

other security.

280 requests .......... 1⁄2 140 @ $50 = $7,000

256.59(c)(2) ..... Provide information to demonstrate

lease will be brought into compliance.

3 responses ........... 14 42 @ $50 = $2,100

Subpart J:

256.62, 256.64,

256.65,

256.67.

File application for assignment or transfer for approval.1,845 applications .. 1 1,845 @ $50 = $92,250

256.64(a)(7) ..... File required instruments creating or

transferring working interests, etc., for

record purposes.

2,915 filings ........... 1⁄2 *1,458 @ $50 = $72,900

256.64(a)(8) ..... Submit non-required documents for

record purposes which respondents

want MMS to file with the lease document.

Accepted on behalf of lessees as

a service, but MMS does not require nor need the filings.

0 0

Subpart K: 256.76 ... File written request for relinquishment ... 305 relinquishments 1 305 @ $50 = $15,250

Total Reporting 8,815 Responses .................................... 16,329 .................... $1,382,950

* Rounded.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’

Burden: The estimated ‘‘non-hour cost’’

burden for this information collection is

a total of $414,450. This cost burden is

for filing fees associated with submitting

requests for approval of instruments of

transfer ($185 per application) or to file

non-required documents for record

purposes ($25 per filing) according to

§ 256.64(a)(8).

Comments: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501,

et seq.) provides that 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.

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide

notice * * * and otherwise consult

with members of the public and affected

agencies concerning each proposed

collection of information * * *’’

Agencies must specifically solicit

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the agency to perform its

duties, including whether the

information is useful; (b) evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (c) enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

minimize the burden on the

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

To comply with the public

consultation process, on October 11,

2000, we published a Federal Register

notice (65 FR 60449) with the required

60-day comment period announcing

that we would submit this ICR to OMB

for approval. In addition, § 256.0 and

the PRA statement on the MMS forms

display the OMB control number,

specify that the public may comment at

anytime on the collection of information

required in the 30 CFR part 256

regulations and forms, and provide the

address to which they should send

comments. We have received no

comments in response to those efforts.

We also consulted with several

respondents and adjusted some of the

information collection burdens as a

result of those consultations.

If you wish to comment in response

to this notice, send your comments

directly to the offices listed under the

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or

disapprove the information collection

but may respond after 30 days.

Therefore, to ensure maximum

consideration, OMB should receive

public comments by March 9, 2001.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,

(202) 208–7744.

Dated: January 23, 2001.

E.P. Danenberger,

Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 01–3201 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

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.

[FR Doc. 01–3101 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

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.