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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WO-660-04-4120-02]

 

Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The proposal for the collection of information listed below has 
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). Copies of the proposed collection of information and related forms 
and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the Bureau's 
Clearance Officer at the phone number listed below and or by writing 
the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Projects 
(1004-34), Washington, DC 20503.
    Title: Coal Management, 43 CFR Group 3400.
    OMB Approval Number: 1004-0073.
    Abstract: The Federal Coal Management Program regulations are 
located at 43 CFR Group 3400 and require applicants, lessees, 
licensees, and/or operators involved in operations for the discovery, 
testing, development, mining or processing of Federal coal to submit 
information to the Bureau of Land Management. The information required 
is needed to allow the authorized officer, on behalf of the Federal 
Government, to: gather data relevant to the extent and qualities of the 
public coal resource and to the environmental impacts of coal leasing 
and development; manage the leasing and development of coal in the 
public interest; determine the qualifications of prospective lessees 
and licensees to mine; properly administer the statutes applicable to 
coal mining, production, resource recovery and protection, operations, 
and exploration on Federal leases and licenses; ensure that lessees 
comply with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies; and ensure 
that accurate records are kept of all Federal coal produced.
    No revisions to the regulations are being proposed at this time. 
Information requirements are located in several sections of the 
regulations. All requirements are consistent with the Secretary of the 
Interior's authority to: Manage federally owned coal through leasing or 
exchange; oversee exploration, development, production, resource 
recovery and protection, diligent development, continued operation, 
preparation, handling, and certain abandonment operations on Federal 
coal lands; and require that coal mining operations are conducted in an 
environmentally sound manner. In many cases, a specific form is not 
required to collect information as that information is generated as 
part of routine industry practice. In these cases, information 
requirements in the regulations are acceptable in any form which meets 
the regulatory specifications. The obligation to respond is generally 
required to obtain a benefit, although it is mandatory for some 
requirements once the lease or license is obtained.
    Failure to collect the information covered by this information 
collection would result in violations of statute and in lack of 
knowledge about Federal coal resources and would reduce the 
effectiveness of the program in meeting policy and statutory 
objectives.
    Frequency: On occasion, quarterly, semiannually, and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Coal lessees, licensees, operators, 
applicants, and members of the general public.
    Estimated completion time: On average, 19 hours.
    Annual Responses: 1,299.
    Annual Burden Hours: 24,737.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Dorothy Chambers, Bureau of Land 
Management (873), Washington, DC 20240, (202) 452-5012.

    Dated: March 22, 1994.
Adam A. Sokoloski,
Acting Assistant Director, Energy and Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-11461 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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