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[FR Doc No: 94-11461]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-660-04-4120-02]
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
The proposal for the collection of information listed below has
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). Copies of the proposed collection of information and related forms
and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the Bureau's
Clearance Officer at the phone number listed below and or by writing
the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Projects
(1004-34), Washington, DC 20503.
Title: Coal Management, 43 CFR Group 3400.
OMB Approval Number: 1004-0073.
Abstract: The Federal Coal Management Program regulations are
located at 43 CFR Group 3400 and require applicants, lessees,
licensees, and/or operators involved in operations for the discovery,
testing, development, mining or processing of Federal coal to submit
information to the Bureau of Land Management. The information required
is needed to allow the authorized officer, on behalf of the Federal
Government, to: gather data relevant to the extent and qualities of the
public coal resource and to the environmental impacts of coal leasing
and development; manage the leasing and development of coal in the
public interest; determine the qualifications of prospective lessees
and licensees to mine; properly administer the statutes applicable to
coal mining, production, resource recovery and protection, operations,
and exploration on Federal leases and licenses; ensure that lessees
comply with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies; and ensure
that accurate records are kept of all Federal coal produced.
No revisions to the regulations are being proposed at this time.
Information requirements are located in several sections of the
regulations. All requirements are consistent with the Secretary of the
Interior's authority to: Manage federally owned coal through leasing or
exchange; oversee exploration, development, production, resource
recovery and protection, diligent development, continued operation,
preparation, handling, and certain abandonment operations on Federal
coal lands; and require that coal mining operations are conducted in an
environmentally sound manner. In many cases, a specific form is not
required to collect information as that information is generated as
part of routine industry practice. In these cases, information
requirements in the regulations are acceptable in any form which meets
the regulatory specifications. The obligation to respond is generally
required to obtain a benefit, although it is mandatory for some
requirements once the lease or license is obtained.
Failure to collect the information covered by this information
collection would result in violations of statute and in lack of
knowledge about Federal coal resources and would reduce the
effectiveness of the program in meeting policy and statutory
objectives.
Frequency: On occasion, quarterly, semiannually, and annually.
Description of Respondents: Coal lessees, licensees, operators,
applicants, and members of the general public.
Estimated completion time: On average, 19 hours.
Annual Responses: 1,299.
Annual Burden Hours: 24,737.
Bureau Clearance Officer: Dorothy Chambers, Bureau of Land
Management (873), Washington, DC 20240, (202) 452-5012.
Dated: March 22, 1994.
Adam A. Sokoloski,
Acting Assistant Director, Energy and Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-11461 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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