[Federal Register: May 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 87)]
[Notices]
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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 for Underground
Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and
Operation Plans, 30 CFR 784, 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 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 June 4, 2001, in order to be assured of
consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection request, explanatory information and related form, contact
John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or electronically to
jtreleas@osmre.gov.
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 of
the collection of information contained in: Underground Mining Permit
Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plans,
30 CFR Part 784. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for the
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 of information is 1029-0039.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
solicting comments on this collection of information was published on
February 7, 2001 (66 FR 9357). 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: Underground Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements
for Reclamation and Operation Plans, 30 CFR 784.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0039.
Summary: Sections 507(b), 508(a) and 516(b) of Public Law 95-87
require underground coal mine permit applicants to submit an operations
and reclamation plan and establish performance standards for the mining
operation. Information submitted is used by the regulatory authority to
determine if the applicant can comply with the applicable performance
and environmental standards required by the law.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Underground coal mining permit
applicants and State Regulatory Authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 100.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 96,460.
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 burdens on respondents, such as use of automated
means of collections of the information, to the following addresses.
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Please refer to the appropriate OMB control numbers in all
correspondence.
ADDRESSES: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention: Department of Interior Desk Officer,
725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Also, please send a copy of
your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 210--SIB, Washington,
DC 20240, or electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.
Dated: April 12, 2001.
Kathryn S. O'Toole,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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