[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19088]



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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 Procedures 
and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval of State Program Submissions 
at 30 CFR Part 732 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 August 17, 1998, in order 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 contained in the Procedures and Criteria 
for Approval or Disapproval of State Program Submissions at 30 CFR Part 
732. 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 732, which is 1029-
0024.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on April 27, 1998 (63 FR 20649). 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: 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.
    Send comments on the need for the collections 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 collections; and ways to minimize the 
information collection burdens on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collections of the information, to the following addresses. 
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. Also, please send a copy of 
your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 210--SIB, Washington, 
DC 20240, or electronically to [email protected].

    Dated: July 14, 1998.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 98-19088 Filed 7-16-98; 8:45 am]
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