[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16259-16260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6655]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0059

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 approval for the collections of 
information for 30 CFR part 735--Grants for Program Development and 
Administration and Enforcement, 30 CFR part 885 -- Grants for Certified 
States and Indian Tribes, and 30 CFR part 886--State and Tribal 
Reclamation Grants. This collection request has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The 
information collection request describes the nature of the information 
collection and the 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 April 19, 2012, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: 
Department of the Interior Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], or by facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 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, by telefax to (202) 219-3276, or by email 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 on the Internet by going to http://www.reginfo.gov 
(Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is 
Department of the Interior, DOI-OSMRE).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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)]. OSM has submitted a 
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information 
contained in 30 CFR part 735--Grants for Program Development and 
Administration and Enforcement, 30 CFR part 886--State and Tribal 
Reclamation Grants, and 30 CFR part 885--Grants for Certified States 
and Indian Tribes. OSM is requesting 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. Responses are required to receive a 
benefit of grant funding. The OMB control number for 30 CFR parts 735, 
885, 886 and the corresponding forms OSM-47, OSM-49, and OSM-51 that 
require grant submittals are currently approved under OMB control 
number 1029-0059.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
November 15, 2011 (76 FR 70753). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR Parts 735, 885 and 886.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0059.
    Summary: State and Tribal reclamation and regulatory authorities 
are requested to provide specific budget and program information as 
part of the grant application and reporting processes authorized by the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
    Bureau Form Numbers: OSM-47, OSM-49 and OSM-51.
    Frequency of Collection: Once and annually.
    Description of Respondents: State and Tribal reclamation and 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 136.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 892 hours.
    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 in 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0059 in your 
correspondence.
    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.


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    Dated: March 12, 2012.
Andrew F. DeVito,
Chief,Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2012-6655 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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