[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19106]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice 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 August 20, 1997, 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 for noncoal reclamation, found at 30 CFR
part 875. 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 875, which is 1029-
0103.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on April 23, 1997 (62 FR 19810). No comments were received. This notice
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on
the following 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 875, which is 1029-
0103.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on April 23, 1997 (62 FR 19810). 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: Noncoal reclamation, 30 CFR part 875.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0103.
Summary: This Part establishes procedures and requirements for
State and Indian tribes to conduct noncoal reclamation under abandoned
mine land funding. The information is needed to assure compliance with
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: State governments and Indian Tribes.
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: July 16, 1997.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 97-19106 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
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