[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3638-3639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-951]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0059

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 its intention to request approval for the collections of 
information for 30 CFR Part 735--Grants for Program Development and 
Administration and Enforcement, 30 CFR Part 885--Grants for Certified 
States and Indian Tribes, and 30 CFR Part 886--State and Tribal 
Reclamation Grants. This collection request 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 
collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by February 20, 2009, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments 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 the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 
202-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or electronically to 
[email protected]. Please reference 1029-0059 in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or 
electronically 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 a request to OMB to renew its approval of 
the collections of information contained in 30 CFR Part 735--Grants for 
Program Development and Administration and Enforcement, 30 CFR Part 
886--State and Tribal Reclamation Grants, and newly established 30 CFR 
Part 885 Grants for Certified States and Indian Tribes. OSM is 
requesting a 3-year term of approval for each information collection 
activity.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
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respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for 30 CFR Parts 735 
and 886 that require grant submittals are currently approved under OMB 
control number 1029-0059. OSM is adding 30 CFR Part 885 to this 
collection, but it will not change the burden for this collection 
package since the burden associated with Part 885 is derived from Part 
886.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
October 9, 2008 (73 FR 59671). 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 Parts 735, 885, and 886.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0059.
    Summary: State and Tribal reclamation and regulatory authorities 
are requested to provide specific budget and program information as 
part of the grant application and reporting processes authorized by the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
    Bureau Form Numbers: OSM-47, OSM-49 and OSM-51.
    Frequency of Collection: Semi-annually, annually and on occasion.
    Description of Respondents: State and Tribal reclamation and 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 133.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 957 hours.
    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 1029-0059 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: January 8, 2009.
John R Craynon,
Chief Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. E9-951 Filed 1-21-09; 8:45 am]
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