[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66962-66963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27844]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0111

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 Areas Designated by Act of Congress. This 
information collection activity was previously approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned clearance number 1029-
0111.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection activities must 
be received by December 27, 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 
203-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 request contact John Trelease, at (202) 208-2783 or by email 
at [email protected].

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 
approval. This collection is contained in

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30 CFR 761--Areas Designated by Act of Congress. 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 Part 761 is 1029-
0111. Responses are required to obtain a benefit for this collection.
    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 accompany OSM's submission of the 
information collection request 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 part 761--Areas Designated by Act of Congress.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0111.
    Summary: OSM and state regulatory authorities use the information 
collected for 30 CFR 761 to ensure that persons planning to conduct 
surface coal mining operations on the lands protected by Sec.  522(e) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 have the 
right to do so under one of the exemptions or waivers provided by this 
section of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for certain surface coal 
mine permits and state regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Respondents: 16 coal mining applicants and 24 state 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 512.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $2,508.

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Stephen M. Sheffield,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2011-27844 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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