[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 50 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12194-12195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1213]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information for 1029-0047 and 1029-0080

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 following 
titles have been forward to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. These collections are for: 30 CFR parts 816 
and 817 relating to the permanent program performance standards--
surface mining activities and underground mining activities, and 30 CFR 
part 850 authorizing State regulatory authorities to develop blaster 
certification programs. These information collection activities were 
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and 
assigned clearance numbers 1029-0047 and 1029-0080, respectively.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 16, 2007, 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) 395-6566 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 either 
information collection request contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208-
2783. You may also contact Mr. Trelease at [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 two requests to OMB to renew its approval 
for the collections of information. These are found in 30 CFR parts 816 
and 817--Permanent Program Performance Standards--Surface and 
Underground Mining Activities, and 30 CFR part 850, Permanent 
Regulatory Program Requirements--Standards for Certification of 
Blasters. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for these 
information collection activities.
    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 these 
collections of information are 1029-0047 for parts 816 and 817, and 
1029-0080 for part 850.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on October

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30, 2006 (71 FR 63353). 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: Permanent Program Performance Standards--Surface and 
Underground Mining Activities, 30 CFR parts 816 and 817.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0047.
    Summary: Section 515 an 516 of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 provides that permittees conducting coal mining 
operations shall meet all applicable performance standards of the act. 
The information collected is used by the regulatory authority in 
monitoring and inspecting surface coal mining activities to ensure that 
they are conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once, on occasion, quarterly and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Coal mining operators and State 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Response 364,325.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,502,105.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost: $365,246.
    Title: Permanent Regulatory Program Requirements--Standards for 
Certification of Blasters, 30 CFR part 850.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0080.
    Summary: This part establishes the requirements and procedures 
applicable to the development of regulatory programs for the training, 
examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly 
responsible for the use of explosives in surface coal mining 
operations.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 173.
    Send comments on the need for the collection 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 collection; and ways to minimize the 
information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collection of the information, to the following address. 
Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 9, 2007.
John R. Craynon,
Chief Division of Regulatory Support.
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