[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28801]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0024

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 renewed approval for the collection 
of information for 30 CFR 732--Procedures and Criteria for Approval or 
Disapproval of State Program Submissions.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by January 18, 2011, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 210-SIB, 
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection requests contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or via 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 will be requesting that the Office of Management and 
Budget extend its approval for the collection of information for 30 CFR 
732.
    OSM has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 
current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden 
or respondents. OSM will request a 3-year term of approval for these 
information collection activities.
    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 Part 732 
is 1029-0024, and may be found in OSM's regulations at 30 CFR 732.10.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany OSM's submissions of the 
information collection requests to OMB.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
    This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR 732--Procedures and Criteria for Approval or 
Disapproval of State Program Submissions.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0024.
    Summary: Part 732 establishes the procedures and criteria for 
approval and disapproval of State program submissions. The information 
submitted is used to evaluate whether State regulatory authorities are 
meeting the provisions of their approved programs.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once and annually.
    Description of Respondents: 24 State and Tribal regulatory 
authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 24.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,610.

    Dated: November 9, 2010.
Stephen M. Sheffield,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2010-28801 Filed 11-16-10; 8:45 am]
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