[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 21341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9471]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0087

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

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 renewed approval for the collection 
of information for 30 CFR 886--State and Tribal Reclamation Grants, and 
its accompanying form, OSM-76, Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area 
Description form.
    The collection described below 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 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by May 24, 2010, in order 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 1029-0087 in 
your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John A. 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 requests to OMB to approve the 
collections of information for 30 CFR 886, State and Tribal Reclamation 
Grants, and its accompanying form, OSM-76, Abandoned Mine Land Problem 
Area Description form. 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 displayed on the form OSM-76 (1029-0087).
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on November 24, 2009 (74 FR 61363). 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 886--State and Tribal Reclamation Grants and Form 
OSM-76.
    Bureau Form: OSM-76--The Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area 
Description Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0087.
    Summary: The regulation at 886.23(b) and its implementing form OSM-
76 will be used to update the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement's inventory of abandoned mine lands. From this inventory, 
the most serious problem areas are selected for reclamation through the 
apportionment of funds to States and Indian tribes.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: State governments and Indian tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,350.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,800.
    Send comments on the agency need for the collection of information 
to perform its mission; the accuracy of our 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 OMB control 
number 1029-0087 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: April 19, 2010.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2010-9471 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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