[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11240]


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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 Permanent 
Program Performance Standards--Underground Mining Activities at 30 CFR 
817, 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 
collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by June 4, 2001, 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: Permanent Program 
Performance Standards--Underground Mining Activities at 30 CFR 817. OSM 
is requesting a 3-year term of approval for the 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 1029-0048.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
February 16, 2001 (66 FR 10742). 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: Permanent Program Performance Standards--Underground Mining 
Activities, 30 CFR 817.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0048.
    Summary: Sections 515 and 516 of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that permittees conducting surface coal 
mining operations with underground mining activities shall meet all 
applicable performance standards of the Act. The information collected 
is used by the regulatory authority in monitoring and inspecting 
surface coal mining activities to ensure that they are conducted in 
compliance with the requirements of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, quarterly and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Underground coal mining operators.
    Total Annual Responses: 20,745.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 95,618.
    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 burdens on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collections of the information, to the following addresses.

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: April 17, 2001.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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