[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 62 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 16954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7216]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0024 and 1029-
0113

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 collections of 
information for the Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval 
of State Program submissions, 30 CFR part 732; and General Reclamation 
Requirements, 30 CFR part 874.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by June 1, 2004, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 210-SIB, 
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection requests, explanatory information and related forms, contact 
John A. Trelease, at (202) 208-2783 or electronically at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implementing 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 recordkeeping 
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies information 
collections that OSM will be submitting to OMB for extension. These 
collections are contained in 30 CFR parts 732 and 874.
    OSM has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 
current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden 
or respondents. OSM will request a 3-year term of approval for these 
information collection activities.
     Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany OSM's submissions of the 
information collection requests to OMB.
     This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment 
on the following information collection activities:
     Title: Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval of 
State Program Submissions, 30 CFR part 732.
     OMB Control Number: 1029-0024.
     Summary: Part 732 establishes the procedures and criteria for 
approval and disapproval of State program submissions. The information 
submitted is used to evaluate whether State regulatory authorities are 
meeting the provisions of their approved programs.
     Bureau Form Number: None.
     Frequency of Collection: Once and annually.
     Description of Respondents: 24 State regulatory authorities.
     Total Annual Responses: 51.
     Total Annual Burden House: 6,405.

     Title: General Reclamation Requirements, 30 CFR part 874.
     OMB Control Number: 1029-0113.
     Summary: Part 874 establishes land and water eligibility 
requirements, reclamation objectives and priorities and reclamation 
contractor responsibility. 30 CFR 874.17 requires consultation between 
the AML agency and the appropriate Title V regulatory authority on the 
likelihood of removing the coal under a Title V permit and concurrences 
between the AML agency and the appropriate title V regulatory authority 
on the AML project boundary and the amount of coal that would be 
extracted under the AML reclamation project.
     Bureau Form Number: None.
     Frequency of Collection: Once.
     Description of Respondents: 16 State regulatory authorities and 
Indian tribes.
     Total Annual Responses: 16.
     Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,168.

    Dated: March 26, 2004.
Sarah E. Donnelly,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 04-7216 Filed 3-30-04; 8:45 am]
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