[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 20649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11073]


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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 its intention to request approval for the collection of 
information for the Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval 
of State Program Submissions at 30 CFR Part 732.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by June 26, 1998, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John A. Trelease, Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW, 
Room 210--SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically to [email protected].

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 implementing 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)). This notice identifies information 
collections that OSM will be submitting to OMB for extension. These 
collections are contained in 30 CFR 732. 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 1029-0024.
    OSM has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 
current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden 
or respondents. OSM will request a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany OSM's submission of the 
information collection request to OMB.
    This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval of State 
Program Submissions, 30 CFR Part 732.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0024.
    Summary: Part 732 establishes the procedures and criteria for 
approval and disapproval of State program submissions. The Information 
submitted is used to evaluate whether State regulatory authorities are 
meeting the provisions of their approved programs.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion and annually.
    Description of Respondents: 24 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 65.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,965.

    Dated: April 21, 1998.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 98-11073 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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