[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4189-4190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1453]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service


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

    The supporting statement for a new form, MMS-4402, Notice of Intent 
to Take Coal Transportation and Washing Allowances, has been submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
Copies of the new form and related explanatory material may be obtained 
by contacting Jeane Kalas at (303) 231-3046. Comments and suggestions 
on the new form should be made directly to the Bureau Clearance Officer 
at the telephone number listed below, and to the OMB Paperwork 
Reduction Project, Washington, D.C. 20503, telephone (202) 395-7340.
    Title: Supporting Statement for Notice of Intent To Take Coal 
Transportation and Washing Allowances.
    Abstract: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is amending its 
valuation regulations governing coal transportation and washing 
allowances, particularly as they relate to forms filing requirements 
and associated sanctions for failure to file required forms on time. 
Because MMS has experienced numerous problems with administration of 
the allowance regulations, an Allowance Study Group composed of 
representatives from MMS, States and Tribes, and industry was formed to 
evaluate the current regulatory requirements. Based on the 
recommendations of the Study Group, MMS is amending its valuation 
regulations and has developed a new form, the Notice of Intent To Take 
Coal Transportation and Washing Allowances, Form MMS-4402. The new form 
will be used to notify MMS of a company's intention to take 
transportation and processing allowances. It will eliminate the need to 
report estimated allowances and other data and will reduce burden on 
the payor.
    Bureau Form Number: MMS-4402.
    Frequency: Annually or during the year prior to claiming an 
allowance.
    Description of Respondents: Coal companies. [[Page 4190]] 
    Estimated Average Completion Time: 5 minutes.
    Annual Responses: 40.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3.3.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Arthur Quintana (703) 787-1101.

    Dated: December 12, 1994.
James W. Shaw,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 95-1453 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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