[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54298-54299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22916]


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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 Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing, 30 CFR 
Part 773. 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 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by October 10, 2000, 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 approve the 
collection of information for Requirements for Permits and Permit 
Processing, 30 CFR Part 773. 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 1029-0041.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
June 2, 2000 (65 FR 35394). 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: Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing, 30 CFR Part 
773.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0041.
    Summary: The collection activities for this part ensure that the 
public has the opportunity to review permit applications prior to their 
approval, and that applicants for permanent program permits or their 
associates who are in violation of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act do not receive surface coal mining permits pending 
resolution of their violations.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mining and 
reclamation permits and state governments and Indian Tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 333.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,909.
    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

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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].

    Dated: August 31, 2000.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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