[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20061]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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 information collection requirement and 
related explanatory material may be obtained by contacting Dennis C. 
Jones at 303-231-3046. Comments and suggestions on the requirement 
should be made directly to the Bureau Clearance Officer at the 
telephone number listed below, and to the OMB Paperwork Reduction 
Project (1010-0074), Washington, DC 20503, telephone 202-395-7340.
    Title: Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances.
    OMB Approval Number: 1010-0074.
    Abstract: The Government collects royalties resulting from the sale 
of Federal and Indian coal. Coal sales contracts are required to be 
submitted upon request by MMS to ensure that the Federal or Indian 
lessor receives royalties that are based on product values representing 
fair market value. In some cases an allowance may be granted from 
royalties to compensate the lessee for the reasonable actual costs of 
washing the royalty portion of the coal. An allowance may also be 
granted for transporting the royalty portion of coal to a sales point 
not on the lease or in the mine area. Failure to collect the data 
described in this information collection could result in the 
undervaluation of coal and render it impossible to ensure that the 
public and/or the Indians receive payment on the full value of the 
minerals being removed.
    Bureau Form Numbers: MMS-4292 and MMS-4293.
    Frequency: Annually, or whenever a contract terminates, or 
circumstances otherwise cause changes.
    Description of Respondents: Solid minerals mining companies.
    Annual Responses: 44.
    Annual Burden Hours: 498.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Arthur Quintana, (703) 787-1101.

    Dated: July 12, 1995.
James W. Shaw,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 95-20061 Filed 8-14-95; 8:45 am]
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