[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 222 (Thursday, November 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69330-69331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29298]


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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 its technical training program nomination form (OSM 
105) and request for payment of travel and per diem form (OSM 140). 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 December 18, 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 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 its technical training program nomination 
form (OSM 105) and request for payment of travel and per diem form

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(OSM 140). 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 will be placed on the As required under 5 CFR 
1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting comments on these 
collections of information was published on August 22, 2000 (65 FR 
51021). 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: Technical Training Program Non-Federal Nomination Form (OSM 
105) and Request for Payment of Travel and Per Diem Form (OSM 140).
    OMB Control Number: 1029-XXXX.
    Summary: The information is used to identify and evaluate the 
training courses requested by students to enhance their job 
performance, to calculate the number of classes and instructors needed 
to complete OSM's technical training mission, and to estimate costs to 
the training program.
    Bureau Form Numbers: OSM 105, OSM 140.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State and Tribal regulatory and 
reclamation employees and industry personnel.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,600.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 134 hours.
    Send comments on the need for the collection of information for the 
performance of the functions of the agency; the accuracy of 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].

    Dated: November 8, 2000.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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