[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 95 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28152-28153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10731]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0067

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 or We) are 
announcing that the information collection request for 30 CFR 705 and 
the Form OSM-23, Restriction on financial interests of State employees, 
has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and reauthorization. The information collection package was 
previously approved and assigned clearance number 1029-0067. This 
notice describes the nature of the information collection activity 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, you should submit 
your comments to OMB by June 16, 2008, 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 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 package contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or 
electronically to [email protected]. You may also view the collection 
at

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http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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)]. We have submitted a 
request to OMB to renew its approval for the collection of information 
for 30 CFR 705 and the Form OSM-23, Restriction on financial interests 
of State employees. We are 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 numbers for this 
collection of information is 1029-0067.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on 30 CFR 705 was published on February 12, 2008 
(73 FR 8063). No comments were received. This notice provides you with 
an additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information 
collection activity:
    Title: Restriction on financial interests of State employees, 30 
CFR 705.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0067.
    Summary: Respondents supply information on employment and financial 
interests. The purpose of the collection is to ensure compliance with 
section 517(g) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977, which places an absolute prohibition on employees of regulatory 
authorities having a direct or indirect financial interest in 
underground or surface coal mining operations.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-23.
    Frequency of Collection: Entrance on duty and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Any State regulatory authority employee 
or member of advisory boards or commissions established in accordance 
with State law or regulation to represent multiple interests who 
performs any function or duty under the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act.
    Total Annual Responses: 3,540.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,184.
    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 addresses listed under 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0067 in your 
correspondence.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: May 8, 2008.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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