[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73025-73026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23786]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0111 and 1029-
0112

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 requests for the titles 
described below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection 
requests describe the nature of the information collections and the 
expected burden and cost for 30 CFR 761, Areas designated by Act of 
Congress; and 30 CFR 772, Requirements for coal exploration.

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 January 9, 2006, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

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) 395-6556 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 202-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 
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 to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 two 
requests to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information 
contained in: 30 CFR 761, Areas designated by Act of Congress; and 30 
CFR 772, Requirements for coal exploration. OSM is requesting a 3-year 
term of approval for each 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 numbers for these 
collections of information are 1029-0111 for 30 CFR 761, and 1029-0112 
for 30 CFR 772.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments for these collections of information was published 
on august 5, 2005 (70 FR 45422). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activities:
    Title: Areas designated by Act of Congress, 30 CFR part 761.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0111.
    Summary: OSM and State regulatory authorities use the information 
collected under 30 CFR part 761 to ensure that persons planning to 
conduct surface coal mining operations on the lands protected by Sec.  
552(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 have 
the right to do so under one of the exemptions or waivers provided by 
this section of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for certain surface coal 
mine permits and State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 119.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 534.
    Total Annual Non-Hour Burden Costs: $3,235.

    Title: Requirements for coal exploration, 30 CFR 772.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0112.
    Summary: OSM and state regulatory authorities use the information 
collected under 30 CFR part 772 to maintain knowledge of coal 
exploration activities, evaluate the need for an exploration permit, 
and ensure that exploration activities comply with the environmental 
protection and reclamation requirements of 30 CFR part 772 section 512 
of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1262).
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Persons planning to conduct coal 
exploration and State regulatory authorities.

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    Total Annual Responses: 905.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,218.
    Total Annual Non-Hour Burden Costs: $1,456.

    November 30, 2005.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 05-23786 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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