[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15717-15718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7005]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0117
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
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 found in 30 CFR part 778.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by June 1, 2010, to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John A. 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 by e-
mail at the address listed in ADDRESSES.
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)]. This notice identifies an information collection that OSM
will be submitting to OMB for extension. This collection is contained
in 30 CFR part 778--Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for
Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information.
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 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 number for this
collection of information is 1029-0117 and is displayed at 30 CFR
778.8.
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 collection; 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 be included in OSM's submissions of the
information collection request to OMB.
The following information is provided for each information
collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control
number; (3) summary of the information collection activity; and (4)
frequency of collection, description of the respondents, estimated
total annual responses, and the total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden for the collection of information.
Title: 30 CFR part 778--Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements
for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0117.
Summary: Section 507(b) of Public Law 95-87 provides that persons
conducting coal mining activities submit to the regulatory authority
all relevant information regarding ownership and control of the
property affected, their compliance status and history. This
information is used to insure all legal, financial and compliance
requirements are satisfied prior to issuance or denial of a permit.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Division of Regulatory Support
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Surface coal mining permit applicants
and State regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 2,554.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,623.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your
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personal identifying 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.
Dated: March 23, 2010.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2010-7005 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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