[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58646-58647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27175]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0119

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 874.16--
contractor eligibility, and the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor 
Information Form 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: Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 2009, to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted 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) 395-5806. 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]. Please reference 
10290119 in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783. You may 
also contact Mr. Trelease by e-mail 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 recordkeepinq activities [see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)]. OSM has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval 
for the collection of information for 30 CFR 874.16, and the AML 
Contractor Information Form which is found in the Applicant/Violator 
System (AVS) handbook. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for 
this collection.
    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 this 
collection of information is 1029-0119. Responses are required to 
obtain a benefit.
    As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34774). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    SUMMARY: 30 CFR 874.16 requires that every successful bidder for an 
AML contract must be eligible under 30 CFR 77315(b)(1) at the time of 
contract award to receive a permit or conditional permit to conduct 
surface coal mining operations. Further, the regulation requires the 
eligibility to be confirmed by OSM's automated Applicant/Violator 
System (AVS) and the contractor must be eligible under the regulations 
implementing Section 510(c) of the Surface Mining Act to receive 
permits to conduct mining operations. This form provides a tool for OSM 
and the States/Indian tribes to help them prevent persons with 
outstanding violations from conducting further mining or AML 
reclamation activities in the State.
    Title: 30 CFR 874.16--Contractor Eligibility and the Abandoned Mine 
Land Contractor Information Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0119.
    Bureau Form Title: AML Contractor Information Form (No form 
number).
    Frequency of Collection: Once per contract.
    Description of Respondents: AML contract applicants and State and 
Tribal regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 337 bidders and 16 State/Tribal responses.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 136.
    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 offices listed in the 
Addresses section. Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number 
in all correspondence.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your

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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: November 4, 2009.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. E9-27175 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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