[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 21341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9471]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0087
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 for 30 CFR 886--State and Tribal Reclamation Grants, and
its accompanying form, OSM-76, Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area
Description form.
The collection described below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 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 May 24, 2010, in order to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the
Interior Desk Officer, via e-mail at [email protected], or by
facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Also, please send a copy of your comments
to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 202-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or
electronically to [email protected]. Please reference 1029-0087 in
your correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or
electronically at [email protected].
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 requests to OMB to approve the
collections of information for 30 CFR 886, State and Tribal Reclamation
Grants, and its accompanying form, OSM-76, Abandoned Mine Land Problem
Area Description form. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for
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 is displayed on the form OSM-76 (1029-0087).
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on November 24, 2009 (74 FR 61363). 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: 30 CFR 886--State and Tribal Reclamation Grants and Form
OSM-76.
Bureau Form: OSM-76--The Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area
Description Form.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0087.
Summary: The regulation at 886.23(b) and its implementing form OSM-
76 will be used to update the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement's inventory of abandoned mine lands. From this inventory,
the most serious problem areas are selected for reclamation through the
apportionment of funds to States and Indian tribes.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: State governments and Indian tribes.
Total Annual Responses: 1,350.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,800.
Send comments on the agency need for the collection of information
to perform its mission; the accuracy of our burden estimates; ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection;
and ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents,
such as use of automated means of collection of the information, to the
offices listed in the Addresses section. Please refer to OMB control
number 1029-0087 in all correspondence.
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 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: April 19, 2010.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2010-9471 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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