[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28454-28455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12004]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments for 1029-0063.

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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 continued 
collection of information for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund-Fee 
Collection and Coal Production Reporting and the form it implements, 
the OSM-1, Coal Reclamation Fee Report. This collection was previously 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned 
control number 1029-0063.

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

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection package contact John Trelease at the address listed in 
Addresses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 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)]. This notice identifies 
an information collection that OSM will be submitting to OMB for 
extension. This collection is contained in 30 CFR 870--Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund-Fee Collection and Coal Production Reporting, and the 
implementing form OSM-1--Coal Reclamation Fee Report. OSM will request 
a 3-year term of approval for each 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 is 1029-0063. Responses are mandatory.
    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 collection; 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 be included in 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

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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.
    Title: 30 CFR Part 870--Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund--Fee 
Collection and Coal Production Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0063.

SUMMARY: The information is used to maintain a record of coal produced 
for sale, transfer, or use nationwide each calendar quarter, the method 
of coal removal and the type of coal, and the basis for coal tonnage 
reporting in compliance with 30 CFR part 870 and section 401 of Public 
Law 95-87. Individual reclamation fee payment liability is based on 
this information. Without the collection of information OSM could not 
implement its regulatory responsibilities and collect the fee.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-1.
    Frequency of Collection: Quarterly.
    Description of Respondents: Coal mine permittees.
    Total Annual Responses: 11,192.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,462.

     Dated May 11, 2011.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-12004 Filed 5-16-11; 8:45 am]
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