[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17946-17947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7750]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0089

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

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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 part 702, 
Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other 
Minerals, has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2010, 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 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 1029-0089 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 recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)]. OSM has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval 
for the collection of information found at 30 CFR part 702, Exemption 
for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals.
    OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this collection. 
This collection is required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    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 1029-0089 and is displayed at 30 CFR 
702.10.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
December 17, 2009 (74 FR 66989). 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 702--Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to 
the Extraction of Other Minerals.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0089.
    Summary: This part implements the requirement in Section 701 (28) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 
which grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCPA to operators 
extracting not more than 16\2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal incidental 
to the extraction of other minerals. This information will be used by 
the regulatory authorities to make that determination.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once and annually thereafter.
    Description of Respondents: Producers of coal and other minerals, 
and State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 120.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 586.
    Total Non-wage Costs: $1,200.
    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 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: March 31, 2010.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2010-7750 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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