[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32601]



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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.

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 January 14, 1998, 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, or electronically to [email protected].

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 for noncoal reclamation, found at 30 CFR 
Part 840. 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 840, which is 1029-
0051.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on September 26, 1997 (62 FR 50624). No comments were received. This 
notice provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to 
comment on the following information collection activity:
    Title: Permanent Program Inspection and Enforcement Procedures, 30 
CFR Part 840.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0051.
    Abstract: This provision requires the regulatory authority to 
conduct periodic inspections of coal mining activities, and prepare and 
maintain inspection reports for public review. This information is 
necessary to meet the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 and its public participation provisions. Public 
review assures the public that the State is meeting the requirements 
for the Act and approved State regulatory program.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once, on occasion, and annually.
    Description of Respondents: State Regulatory Authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 138,384.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 507,952.
    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, and to John A. Trelease, 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Room 210-SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

    Dated: December 9, 1997.
Kathryn S. O'Toole,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 97-32601 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am]
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