[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54297-54298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22915]


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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 under 30 CFR Part 769, Petition process for designation of 
federal lands as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal 
mining operations and for termination of previous designations. The 
collection 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

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collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, pubic comments 
should be submitted to OMB by October 10, 2000, 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 part 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 
approve the collection of information in 30 CFR part 769, Petition 
process for designation of Federal lands as unsuitable for all or 
certain types of surface coal mining operations and for termination of 
previous designations. 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 of this 
collection of information is 1029-0098.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on May 10, 2000 (65 FR 30132). 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: Petition process for designation of Federal lands as 
unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations 
and for termination of previous designations--30 CFR Part 769.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0098.
    Summary: This Part establishes the minimum procedures and standards 
for designating Federal lands unsuitable for certain types of surface 
mining operations and for terminating designations pursuant to a 
petition. The information requested will aid the regulatory authority 
in the decision making process to approve or disapprove a request.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: People may be adversely affected by 
surface mining on Federal lands.
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 120.
    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 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].

Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 00-22915 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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