Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/10/30/03-27297/notice-of-proposed-information-collection-for-1029-0080-and-1029-0089
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 702', 'art 850', 'art 1320', 'art 702', 'art 850', 'art 702']

Federal Register :: Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0080 and 1029-0089
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0080 and 1029-0089
A Notice by the Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office on 10/30/2003
Comments on the proposed information collection must be received by December 29, 2003 to be assured of consideration.
68 FR 61828
03-27297
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/03-27297 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/03-27297
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 for two collections of information: 30 CFR Part 702 regarding the exemption of coal extraction incidental to the extraction of other minerals; and 30 CFR Part 850 authorizing State regulatory authorities to develop blaster certification programs. These information collection activities were previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned them clearance numbers 1029-0089 and 1029-0080, respectively.
Comments may be mailed to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, Room 210-SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.
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 Start Printed Page 61829contained in 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. OSM will request a 3-year term of approval for each information collection activity.
Title: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals, 30 CFR Part 702.
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.
Description of Respondents: Producers of coal and other minerals.
Total Annual Responses: 57.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 581.
Title: Permanent regulatory program requirements—standards for certification of blasters, 30 CFR 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 firm Number: None.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 173.
[FR Doc. 03-27297 Filed 10-29-03; 8:45 am]
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