[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59424-59425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24534]


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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, 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 that the information collection request for the Abandoned 
Mine Reclamation Fund--Fee Collection and Coal Production Reporting and 
the form OSM-1 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The 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 
collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by October 26, 2011, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or 
electronically at [email protected]. You may also review this 
collection by going to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection 
Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is Department of the Interior, 
DOI-OSMRE).

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or via e-mail to 
[email protected]. 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 refer to OMB control 
number 1029-0063 in your correspondence.

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 collections of information found at 30 CFR 870--Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund--Fee Collection and Coal Production Reporting and the 
form it implements, the OSM-1, Coal Reclamation Fee Report, and the 
Amended 0SM-1 form. OSM is requesting 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 this 
collection of information is 1029-0063. Responses are mandatory.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
May 17, 2011 (76 FR 28454). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activities:
    Title: 30 CFR 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 870 and section 401 of P.L. 
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 Numbers: OSM-1, Amended OSM-1.
    Frequency of Collection: Quarterly.
    Description of Respondents: Coal mine permittees.
    Total Annual Responses: 13,269.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 853.
    Send comments on the need for the collection of information for the 
performance of the functions of the

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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 
following address. 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: September 20, 2011.
Stephen M. Sheffield,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-24534 Filed 9-23-11; 8:45 am]
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