[Federal Register: September 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 169)]
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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 the Technical 
Evaluation Series described below 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 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by October 1, 1998, 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 approve the 
collection of information for a Technical Evaluation Series. OSM is 
requesting a 3-year term of approval of this 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 will be placed on the forms once approved and 
the control number assigned.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on June 16, 1998 (63 FR 32895). 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: Technical Evaluations Series.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-NEW.
    Summary: The series of surveys are needed to ensure that technical 
assistance activities, technology transfer activities and technical 
forums are useful for those who participate or receive the assistance. 
Specifically, representatives from State and Tribal regulatory and 
reclamation authorities, representatives of industry, environmental or 
citizen groups, or the public, are the recipients of the assistance or 
participants in these forums. These surveys will be the primary means 
through which OSM evaluates its performance in meeting the performance 
goals outlined in its annual plans developed pursuant to the Government 
Performance and Results Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: 26 State and Tribal governments, 
industry organizations and individuals who request information or 
assistance.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,600.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 267.
    Send comments on the need for the collections 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 collections; 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. 
Please include the appropriate OMB control number 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: August 26, 1998.
Sarah E. Donnelly,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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