[Federal Register: March 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 51)]
[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 requests for the titles 
described below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection 
requests describe the nature of the information collections and the 
expected burden and cost for 30 CFR Parts 750 and 877.

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 16, 1999 in order to be assured of 
consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of either 
information collection request, explanatory information and related 
forms, 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 two requests to OMB to renew its approval 
of the collections of information contained in: 30 CFR Part 750, 
Requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on 
Indian Lands; and 30 CFR Part 877, Rights of entry. 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. The OMB control numbers for these 
collections of information are 1029-0091 for Part 750, and 1029-0055 
for Part 877.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments for these collections of information was published 
on January 4, 1999 (64 FR 179). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activities:
    Title: Requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation 
operations on Indian Lands--30 CFR Part 750.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0091.
    Summary: Operators who conduct or propose to conduct surface coal 
mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands must comply with the 
requirements of 30 CFR 750 pursuant to Section 710 of SMCRA.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for coal mining permits.
    Total Annual Responses: 75.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.

    Title: Rights of Entry--30 CFR Part 877.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0055.
    Summary: This regulation establishes procedures for non-consensual 
entry upon private lands for the purpose of abandoned mine land 
reclamation activities or exploratory studies when the landowner 
refuses consent or is not available.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: State abandoned mine land reclamation 
agencies.
    Total Annual Responses: 30.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 30.
    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

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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 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: March 12, 1999.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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