[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47024-47025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18348]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0113

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 approval for the collection of 
information for 30 CFR Part 874--General Reclamation Requirements.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collections must be 
received by October 4, 2010, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 202-SIB, 
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or via e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implementing 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)]. This notice identifies the 
information collection that OSM will be submitting to OMB for 
extension. This collection is contained in 30 CFR part 874.
    OSM has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 
current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden 
or respondents. OSM will request a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany OSM's submission of the 
information collection request to OMB.
    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

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personal indentifying 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.
    This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR Part 874--General Reclamation Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0113.
    Summary: Part 874 establishes land and water eligibility 
requirements, reclamation objectives and priorities and reclamation 
contractor responsibility. 30 CFR 874.17 requires consultation between 
the AML agency and the appropriate Title V regulatory authority on the 
likelihood of removing the coal under a Title V permit and concurrences 
between the AML agency and the appropriate Title V regulatory authority 
on the AML project boundary and the amount of coal that would be 
extracted under the AML reclamation project.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: 23 State regulatory authorities and 
Indian tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 23.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,610.

    Dated: July 21, 2010.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2010-18348 Filed 8-3-10; 8:45 am]
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