[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4797-4798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2492]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

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 March 3, 1997, 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 783, Underground Mining 
Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Information on 
Environmental Resources. 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 783, which is 1029-
0038.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on October 25, 1996 (61 FR 55314). 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: Underground Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements 
for Information on Environmental Resources, 30 CFR 783.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0038.
    Summary: Applicants for underground coal mining permits are 
required to provide adequate descriptions of the environmental

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resources that may be affected by proposed underground coal mining 
activities.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Underground coal mining and reclamation 
applicants.
    Total Annual Responses: 134.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,757 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: January 27, 1997.
Arthur W. Abbs,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 97-2492 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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