[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5801-5802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2089]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0080

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

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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is 
announcing that the information collection request for 30 CFR part 
850--Permanent Regulatory Program Requirements Standards for 
Certification of Blasters, has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This information 
collection request describes the nature of the information collection 
and its expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection requests but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public 
comments should be submitted to OMB by March 8, 2010, in order to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the Interior 
Desk Officer, via e-mail at OIRA--Docketomb.eop.gov, or by facsimile to 
(202) 395-5806. Also, please send a copy of your comments to Adrienne 
Alsop, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room 202-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 
electronically to [email protected]. Please reference 1029-0080 in your 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request, contact Adrienne Alsop at (202) 208-2818. You may 
also contact Ms. Alsop 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 1320.8(d)]. OSM has submitted the 
request to OMB to renew its approval for the collection of information 
found at 30 CFR part 850. 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 for this 
collection of information is 1029-0080, and may be found in OSM's 
regulations at 30 CFR 850.10. Individuals are required to respond to 
obtain a benefit.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection was published on November 10, 
2009 (74 FR 58043). 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 850--Permanent Regulatory Program Requirements 
Standards for Certification of Blasters.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0080.
    Summary: The information is used to identify and evaluate new 
blaster certification programs.
    Bureau Form Numbers: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 133 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 places listed in 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to control number 1029-0080 in all 
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 25, 2010.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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