[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 61 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 15162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1575]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0089

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 30 CFR part 702, 
Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other 
Minerals 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 the expected burden and 
cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by April 30, 2007, 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) 395-6566 or via e-mail to 
[email protected]. Also, please send a copy of your comment 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 request contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783. You may 
also contact Mr. Trelease at [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 320.8(d)]. OSM has submitted a 
request to OMB to renew its approval for the collection of information 
found at 30 CFR Part 702. 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 of this 
collection of information is 1029-0089, and may be found in OSM's 
regulations at 702.10.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
December 8, 2006 (71 FR 71189). 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 702--Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to 
the Extraction of Other Minerals.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0089.
    Summary: This part implements the requirement in Section 701(28) of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), which 
grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCRA to operators 
extracting not more than 16\2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal incidental 
to the extraction of other minerals. This information will be used by 
the regulatory authorities to make that determination.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once and annually thereafter.
    Description of Respondents: Producers of coal and other minerals 
and the State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 120.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 535.
    Total Non-wage Costs: $200.
    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 burden on respondents, such as 
use of automated means of collection of the information, to the 
addresses listed under ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 
1029-0089 in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 8, 2007.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 07-1575 Filed 3-29-07; 8:45 am]
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