[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8895]


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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: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by May 6, 1998.

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 the Reclamation on Private Lands, 30 
CFR 882. OMS 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 882, which is 1029-
0057.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on January 7, 1998 (63 FR 890). 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: Reclamation on Private Lands, 30 CFR 882.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0057.
    Summary: Pub. L. 95-87 authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal 
governments to reclaim private lands and allows for the establishment 
of procedures for the recovery of the cost of reclamation activities on 
privately owned lands. These procedures are intended to ensure that 
governments have sufficient capability to file liens so that certain 
landowners will not receive a windfall from reclamation.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Sta+te governments and Indian tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 0.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.
    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: March 31, 1998.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 98-8895 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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