[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 32461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16005]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Proposed Information Collection

agency: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

action: Notice and request for comments.

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summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is 
announcing that the information collection request for the title 
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection request 
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected 
burden and cost.

dates: Comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 1996 to be 
assured of consideration.

for further information contact: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, explanatory information and related form, contact 
John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783.

supplementary information: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), require that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). OSM has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval of 
the collection of information found at 30 CFR 780, Surface Mining 
Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation 
Plans. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information 
collection activity.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this 
collection of information is listed in 30 CFR Part 780, which is 1029-
0036.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on April 2, 1996 (61 FR 14579). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control 
number; (3) summary of the information collection activity; and (4) 
frequency of collection, description of the respondents, estimated 
total annual responses, and the total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for the collection of information. Where 
appropriate, OSM has revised burden estimates to reflect current 
reporting levels, adjustments based on reestimates of the burden or 
number of respondents, and programmatic changes.
    Title: Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for 
Reclamation and Operation Plans.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0036.
    Summary: Permit application requirements in sections 507(b), 
508(a), 510(b), 515 (b), and (d), and 522 of Public Law 95-87 require 
the applicant to submit the operations and reclamation plan for coal 
mining activities. Information collection is needed to determine 
whether the mining and reclamation plan will achieve the reclamation 
and environmental protections pursuant to the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act. Without this information, Federal and State 
regulatory authorities cannot review and approve permit application 
requests.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mine 
permits.
    Total Annual Responses: 610 responses.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 235,261 hours.
    Send comments on the need for the collection of information for the 
performance of the functions of the agency; the accuracy of the 
agency's burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information collection; and ways to minimize the 
information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collection of the information, to the following address. 
Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all 
correspondence.

Addresses: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attention: Department of Interior Desk Officer, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 14, 1996.
Gene E. Krueger,
Acting Chief, Office of Technology Development and Transfer.
[FR Doc. 96-16005 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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