[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18784]
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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 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 August 23, 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
regulations at 5 CFR part 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
part 745, State-Federal Cooperative Agreements. 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 745, which is 1029-
0092.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on May 3, 1996 (61 FR 19957). 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: State-Federal cooperative agreements--30 CFR part 745.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0092.
Summary: 30 CFR part 745 requires that States submit information
when entering into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of the
Interior. OSM uses the information to make findings that the State has
an approved program and will carry out the responsibilities mandated in
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to regulate surface coal
mining and reclamation activities.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: State governments which regulate coal.
Total Annual Responses: 21.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,300.
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 18, 1996.
Gene E. Krueger,
Acting Chief, Office of Technology Development and Transfer.
[FR Doc. 96-18784 Filed 7-23-96; 8:45 am]
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