[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 32461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16005]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Proposed Information Collection
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 that the information collection request for the title
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection request
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected
burden and cost.
dates: Comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 1996 to be
assured of consideration.
for further information contact: To request a copy of the information
collection request, explanatory information and related form, contact
John A. Trelease at (202) 208-2783.
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 a request to OMB to renew its approval of
the collection of information found at 30 CFR 780, Surface Mining
Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation
Plans. 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 listed in 30 CFR Part 780, which is 1029-
0036.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on April 2, 1996 (61 FR 14579). No comments were received. This notice
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment.
The following information is provided for the 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. Where
appropriate, OSM has revised burden estimates to reflect current
reporting levels, adjustments based on reestimates of the burden or
number of respondents, and programmatic changes.
Title: Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for
Reclamation and Operation Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0036.
Summary: Permit application requirements in sections 507(b),
508(a), 510(b), 515 (b), and (d), and 522 of Public Law 95-87 require
the applicant to submit the operations and reclamation plan for coal
mining activities. Information collection is needed to determine
whether the mining and reclamation plan will achieve the reclamation
and environmental protections pursuant to the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act. Without this information, Federal and State
regulatory authorities cannot review and approve permit application
requests.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mine
permits.
Total Annual Responses: 610 responses.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 235,261 hours.
Send comments on the need for the collection of information for the
performance of the functions of the agency; the accuracy of the
agency's 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 following address.
Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all
correspondence.
Addresses: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention: Department of Interior Desk Officer,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 14, 1996.
Gene E. Krueger,
Acting Chief, Office of Technology Development and Transfer.
[FR Doc. 96-16005 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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