[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27276-27277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4343]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0035

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 request for the title 
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection 
request describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2006, to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, explanatory information and related form, contact 
John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783. You may also contact Mr. Trelease 
at [email protected].

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ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted 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-
0035 in your correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 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 for this collection of information found at 30 CFR 
part 779, Surface mining permit applications--minimum requirements for 
environmental resources. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval 
for this 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 this 
collection of information is 1029-0035.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
December 9, 2005 (70 FR 73267). 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: Surface mining permit applications--minimum requirements for 
environmental resources, 30 CFR Part 779.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0035.
    Summary: Applicants for surface coal mining permits are required to 
provide adequate descriptions of the environmental resources that may 
be affected by proposed surface mining activities. The information will 
be used by the regulatory authority to determine if the applicant can 
comply with environmental protection performance standards.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once upon submittal of mining application.
    Description of Respondents: 342 Coal mining permit applicants and 
24 state regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 342 applications and 329 responses by state 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 54,867 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 the appropriate OMB control numbers in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: March 14, 2006.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 06-4343 Filed 5-9-06; 8:45 am]
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