[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36103-36104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14212]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0054 and 1029-
0083

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 30 CFR 872, 
Abandoned mine reclamation funds; and 30 CFR part 955 and the Form OSM-
74, Certification of Blasters in Federal program States and on Indian 
lands have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and reauthorization. The information collection packages 
were previously approved and assigned clearance numbers 1029-0054 for 
30 CFR 872, and 1029-0083 for 30 CFR 955 and the OSM-74 form. This 
notice describes the nature of the information collection activities 
and the expected burdens and costs.

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 July 25, 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 requests, 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 requests to OMB to renew its approval for 
the collections of information for 30 CFR 872, Abandoned mine 
reclamation funds; and 30 CFR 955 and the Form OSM-74, Certification of 
Blasters in Federal program States and on Indian lands. 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 numbers for these 
collections of information are listed in 30 CFR 872.10, which is 1029-
0054; and on the form OSM-74 and in 30 CFR 955.10, which is 1029 0083.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), Federal Register notices 
soliciting comments on these collections of information were published 
on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14838), for 30 CFR 872, and on March 31, 2008 
(73 FR 16908), for the form OSM-74 and 30 CFR 955. No comments were 
received from either notice. This notice provides the public with an 
additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information 
collection activities:

    Title: 30 CFR Part 872--Abandoned mine reclamation funds.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0054.
    Summary: 30 CFR part 872 establishes a procedure whereby States and 
Indian tribes submit written statements announcing the State/Tribe's 
decision not to submit reclamation plans, and therefore, will not be 
granted AML funds.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State and Tribal abandoned mine land 
reclamation agencies.
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.

    Title: 30 CFR Part 955 and Form OSM-74--Certification of blasters 
in Federal program States and on Indian lands.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0083.
    Summary: This information is being collected to ensure that the 
applicants for blaster certification are qualified. This information, 
with blasting tests, will be used to determine the eligibility of the 
applicant. The affected public will be blasters who want to be 
certified by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
to conduct blasting on Indian lands or in Federal primacy States.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-74.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals intent on being certified 
as blasters in Federal program States and on Indian lands.
    Total Annual Responses: 8.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 18.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost: $549.
    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

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burden on respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of 
the information, to the addresses listed under ADDRESSES. Please refer 
to the appropriate OMB control number in all correspondence, 1029-0054 
for 30 CFR part 872 and 1029-0083 for 30 CFR part 955 and the OSM-74 
form.
    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: June 5, 2008.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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