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AGENCY:
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice and request for comments.
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 continued approval for the collection of information for 30 CFR Part 882—Reclamation on Private Land. This Part of the regulation establishes procedures for recovery of the cost of reclamation activities conducted on private property. OSM, the State, or the Indian tribe has the discretionary authority to appraise the land and place or waive a lien against land reclaimed by the regulatory authority if the reclamation results in a significant increase in the fair market value. Responses are required to obtain a benefit.
This information collection activity was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned control number 1029-0057.
DATES:
Comments on the proposed information collection must be received by February 11, 2013, 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 203-SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
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To receive a copy of the information collection request, contact John Trelease, at (202) 208-2783 or by email at jtrelease@osmre.gov.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY 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)]. This notice identifies an information collection that OSM will be submitting to OMB for approval. The collection is contained in 30 CFR Part 882—Reclamation on Private Lands. 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 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 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 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.
Title: 30 CFR Part 882—Reclamation on Private Lands.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0057.
Summary: Public Law 95-87 authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal governments to reclaim private lands and allows for the establishment of procedures for the recovery of the cost of reclamation activities on privately owned lands. These procedures are intended to ensure that governments have sufficient capability to file liens so that certain landowners will not receive a windfall from reclamation.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: State governments and Indian tribes.
Total Annual Responses: 1.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 120.
Start SignatureDated: December 4, 2012.
Andrew F. DeVito,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2012-29648 Filed 12-10-12; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 12/11/2012
- Department:
- Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice and request for comments.
- Document Number:
- 2012-29648
- Dates:
- Comments on the proposed information collection must be received by February 11, 2013, to be assured of consideration.
- Pages:
- 73674-73674 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2012-29648.pdf