[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-558]


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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 approval for the 
collections of information for 30 CFR part 735--Grants for Program 
Development and Administration and Enforcement, and 30 CFR 886--State 
and Tribal Reclamation Grants. This collection request 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 February 22, 2006, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer, via e-mail at [email protected], or by 
facsimile to (202) 395-6566. 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]. Please reference 1029-
0059 in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of either 
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 a request to OMB to renew its approval of 
the collections of information contained in 30 CFR part 735--Grants for 
Program Development and Administration and Enforcement, and 30 CFR part 
886--State and Tribal Reclamation Grants. 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 number for 30 CFR 
parts 735 and 886 that require grant submittals are currently approved 
under OMB control number 1029-0059.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
September 16, 2005 (70 FR 54770). 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: 30 CFR part 735--Grants for Program Development and 
Administration and Enforcement, and 30 CFR part 886--State and Tribal 
Reclamation Grants
    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, annually and once.
    Description of Respondents: State and Tribal regulatory and 
reclamation authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 132.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 680 hours.
    Send comments on the need for the collections 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 collections; 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. 
Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0059 in your correspondence.

    Dated: November 17, 2005.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 06-558 Filed 1-20-06; 8:45 am]
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