[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3412]



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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, the related form 
and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the Bureau's 
clearance officer at the phone number listed below. Comments and 
suggestions on the requirements should be made directly to the Bureau 
clearance officer listed below and to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1029-0090), Washington, DC 20503, 
telephone 202-395-7340.

    Title: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund--Fee Collection and Coal 
Production Reporting, 30 CFR 870.
    OMB Number: 1029-0090.
    Abstract: Section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977 requires fees to be paid to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Fund by coal operators on the basis of coal tonnage produced. This 
information collection requirement is needed to support verification of 
the moisture deduction allowance. The information will be used by the 
regulatory authority during audits to verify that the amount of excess 
moisture taken by the operator is appropriate.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Coal Mine Operators.
    Annual Responses: None.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,100.
    Estimated Recordkeeping Time: 2 hours.
    Bureau clearance officer: John A. Trelease (202) 208-2617.

    Dated: January 26, 1996.
Gene E. Krueger,
Acting Chief, Division of Technology Development and Transfer.
[FR Doc. 96-3412 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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