[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66323-66324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27401]


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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.

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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 related to the 
certification of blasters in Federal program states and on Indian 
lands, and Form OSM-74, has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and reauthorization. The information 
collection package was previously approved and assigned clearance 
number 1029-0083. This notice describes the nature of the information 
collection activity and the expected burdens and costs.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30

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days. Therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB by November 
25, 2011, in order to be assured of consideration.

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 203--SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 
electronically to [email protected].

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 request by going to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information 
Collection Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is Department of the 
Interior, DOI-OSMRE).

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 for 30 CFR 955 and the Form OSM-74, 
Certification of Blasters in Federal program states and on Indian 
lands. 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 listed in 30 CFR 955.10 and on the Form 
OSM-74, which is 1029-0083.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on the collection of information was published on 
June 28, 2011 (76 FR 37829). No comments were received from that 
notice. This notice provides the public with an additional 30 days in 
which to comment on the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR 955--Certification of Blasters in Federal Program 
States and on Indian Lands.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0083.
    Summary: This information is being collected to ensure that the 
applicants for blaster certification are qualified. This information, 
with blasting tests, will be used to determine the eligibility of the 
applicant. The affected public will be blasters who want to be 
certified by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
to conduct blasting on Indian lands or in Federal program states.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-74.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals intent on being certified 
as blasters in Federal program states and on Indian lands.
    Total Annual Responses: 44 blasters.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 110 hours.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost: $3,782.
    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 addresses listed under 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0083 in your 
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: October 19, 2011.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-27401 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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