[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2925]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


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 form 
may be obtained by contacting the Bureau's clearance officer at the 
phone number listed below. Comments and suggestions on the proposal 
should be made directly to the bureau clearance officer and to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1029-
0095), Washington, DC, 20503, telephone 202-395-7340.
    Title: Initial Regulatory Program; 30 CFR Part 710.
    OMB Approval Number: 1029-0095.
    Abstract: Information collected in Part 710 is used to ensure 
States are conducting minesite inspections under the initial regulatory 
program established by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977 (SMCRA). Information collected is also used to bring pre-
existing, nonconforming structures into compliance during the phase-in 
of the initial regulatory program under SMCRA, and to grant small 
operators exemptions from some of the initial regulatory program 
requirements.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: State regulatory authorities and 
surface coal mining operators.
    Annual Responses: One.
    Annual Burden Hours: One.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: One.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: John A. Trelease (202) 208-2617.

    Dated: December 7, 1995.
Gene E. Krueger,
Acting Chief, Office of Technology Development and Transfer.
[FR Doc. 96-2925 Filed 2-9-96; 8:45 am]
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