[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38918-38919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18441]


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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, Interior.

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 requests for 30 CFR parts 
740 and 745 which relate to surface coal mining and reclamation 
operations on Federal lands and State-Federal cooperative agreements, 
respectively. These collection requests have been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The 
information collection requests describe the nature of the information 
collections and the expected burden and costs.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by August 19, 1999, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

FUR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of either 
information collection request, explanatory information and related 
forms, 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 two requests to OMB to renew its approval 
of the collections of information contained in: 30 CFR part 740--
General requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations 
on Federal lands; and 30 CFR part 745--State-Federal cooperative 
agreements. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for each 
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 numbers for these 
collections of information are 1029-0027 for Part 740, 1029-0092 for 
Part 745.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), Federal Register notices 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on March 16, 1999 (64 FR 13055). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activities.
    Title: 30 CFR Part 740--General requirements for surface coal 
mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0027.
    Summary: Section 523 of SMCRA requires that a Federal lands program 
be established to govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations 
on Federal lands. the information requested is needed to assist the 
regulatory authority determine the eligibility of an applicant to 
conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Coal mine operators on Federal lands.
    Total Annual Responses: 31.

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    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,582.

    Title: State-Federal cooperative agreements--30 CFR 745.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0092.
    Summary: 30 CFR 745 requires that States submit information when 
entering into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the 
Interior. OSM uses the information to make findings that the State has 
an approved program and will carry out the responsibilities mandated in 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to regulate surface coal 
mining and reclamation activities.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: State governments which regulate coal 
mining operations.
    Total Annual Responses: 12.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,344.
    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 numbers 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 12, 1999.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support
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