[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10244-10245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5235]


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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 April 1, 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].


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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 contained in 30 CFR 702, Exemption for 
Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals. 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 702, which is 1029-
0089.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on November 19, 1997 (62 FR 61828). 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: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction 
of Other Minerals, 30 CFR Part 702.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0089.
    Summary: This part implements the requirement in Section 701(28) of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), which 
grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCRA to operators 
extracting not more than 16 \2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal incidental 
to the extraction of other minerals. This information will be used by 
the regulatory authorities to make that determination.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once and annually thereafter.
    Description of Respondents: Producers of coal and other minerals.
    Total Annual Responses: 78.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 733.
    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: February 24, 1998.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 98-5235 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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