[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4175-4176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1780]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0057 and 1029-
0087

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 renewed approval for the 
collections of information for 30 CFR Part 882, Reclamation of private 
lands; and 30 CFR 886.23(b) and Form OSM-76, Abandoned Mine Land 
Problem Area Description form. The collections described below have 
been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and comment. The information collection request describes the nature of 
the information collections and the expected burdens and costs.

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 February 27, 2004, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the 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 requests to OMB to approve the 
collections of information for 30 CFR Part 882, Reclamation of private 
lands; and 30 CFR 886.23(b) and its implementing Form OSM-76, Abandoned 
Mine Land Problem Area Description form. OSM is requesting a 3-year 
term of approval for these information collection activities.
    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 displayed in 30 CFR 882.10 for Part 882 
(1029-0057), and on the form OSM-76 for 30 CFR 886.23(b) (1029-0087).
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on October 30, 2003 (68 FR 61828). 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: Reclamation on Private Lands, 30 CFR 882.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0057.
    Summary: Public Law 95-87 authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal 
governments to reclaim private lands and allows for the establishment 
of procedures for the recovery of the cost of reclamation activities on 
privately owned lands. These procedures are intended to ensure that 
governments have sufficient capability to file liens so that certain 
landowners will not receive a windfall from reclamation.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State governments and Indian tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 16.

    Title: 30 CFR 886.23(b) and the Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area 
Description Form, OSM-76.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0087.
    Summary: The regulation at 886.23(b) and its implementing form OSM-
76 will be used to update the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement's inventory of abandoned mine lands. From this inventory, 
the most serious

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problem areas are selected for reclamation through the apportionment of 
funds to States and Indian tribes.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-76.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: State governments and Indian tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,800.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.

    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: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Department of 
Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 395-6566 or via e-mail to 
[email protected]. 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].

Sarah E. Donnelly,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 04-1780 Filed 1-27-04; 8:45 am]
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