[Federal Register: November 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 222)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0119
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 its intention to request renewed approval for the collection
of information for the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor Information form,
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned clearance number 1029-0119. This collection request has been
forwarded to 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 December 18, 2003, in order to be assured
of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection request, explanatory information and related forms, contact
John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor Information form. 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. This form was previously approved
by OMB and assigned clearance number 1029-0119. This collection is
found in the Applicant/Violator System (AVS) handbook and is prepared
by AML contractors to ensure compliance with 30 CFR 874.16
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on the collection of information was published on
June 16, 2003 (68 FR 35701). 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: AML Contractor Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0119.
Summary: 30 CFR 874.16 requires that every successful bidder for an
AML contract must be eligible under 30 CFR 773.15(b)(1) a the time of
contract award to receive a permit or conditional permit to conduct
surface coal mining operations. Further, the regulation requires the
eligibility to be confirmed
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by OSM's automated Applicant/Violator System (AVS) and the contractor
must be eligible under the regulations implementing Section 510(c) of
the Surface Mining Act to receive permits to conduct mining operations.
This form provides a tool for OSM and the States/Indian tribes to help
them prevent persons with outstanding violations from conducting
further mining or AML reclamation activities in the State.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once per contract.
Description of Respondents: AML contract applicants and State and
tribal regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 360.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 456.
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, the following addresses.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior, OMB-OPIRA, by fax at (202) 395-6566 or via e-mail to OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. 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 18, 2003.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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