[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 54770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18445]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0059

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 authority to collect 
information for: OSM grant forms--OSM-47 (Budget Information Report), 
OSM-49 (Budget Information and Financial Reporting) and OSM-51 
(Performance and Program narrative); 30 CFR 735 (Grants for Program 
Development and Administration and Enforcement); and 30 CFR part 886 
(State and Tribal Reclamation Grants).

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by November 15, 2005, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John A. Trelease, Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Room 202-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.

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)]. This notice identifies information collections that OSM 
will be submitting to OMB for approval. These collections are contained 
in OSM grant forms--OSM-47 (Budget Information Report), OSM-49 (Budget 
Information and Financial Reporting) and OSM-51 (Performance and 
Program narrative); 30 CFR 735 (Grants for Program Development and 
Administration and Enforcement); and 30 CFR part 886 (State and Tribal 
Reclamation Grants). OSM will request a 3-year term of approval for 
each information collection activity.
    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 collection; 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 submission of the 
information collection request to OMB.
    Title: Budget information, financial reporting, and performance 
reporting forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0059.
    Summary: State and tribal reclamation and regulatory authorities 
are requested to provide specific budget and program information as 
part of the grant application and reporting processes authorized by the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
    Bureau Form Numbers: OSM-47, OSM-49 and OSM-51.
    Frequency of Collection: Semi-annually and annually.
    Description of Respondents: State and tribal regulatory and 
reclamation authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 132.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 680 hours.

    Dated: September 13, 2005.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 05-18445 Filed 9-15-05; 8:45 am]
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