[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49820-49821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23856]
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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 its intention to renew authority for the collection of
information under 30 CFR part 800, Bond and insurance requirements for
surface coal mining and reclamation operations under regulatory
programs. The collection 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: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments
should be submitted to OMB by October 14, 1999, in order 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, or electronically to
jtreleas@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
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 approval of the collection of information in 30 CFR part 800,
Bond and insurance requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation
operations under regulatory programs. 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 1029-0043, and is identified in 30 CFR
800.10.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on June 23, 1999 (64 FR 33505). 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: Bond and Insurance Requirements for surface Coal Mining and
Reclamation Operations Under Regulatory Programs--30 CFR 800.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0043.
Summary: The regulations at 30 CFR part 800 primarily implement
section 509 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA or the Act0, which requires that persons planning to conduct
surface coal mining operations first post a performance bond to
guarantee fulfillment of all reclamation obligations under the approved
permit. The regulations also establish bond release requirements and
procedures consistent with section 519 of the Act, liability insurance
requirements pursuant to section 507(f) of the Act, and procedures for
bond forfeiture should the permittee default on reclamation
obligations.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
Description of Respondents: Surface coal mining and reclamation
permittees and State regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 16,974.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 188,736 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 OMB control number 1029-0043 in all correspondence.
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold
their home address from the record, which we will honor to the extent
allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would
withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law.
If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state
this prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
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. Also, please send a copy of
your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 210--SIB, Washington,
DC 20240, or electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.
Dated: September 9, 1999.
Richard G. Bryson,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 99-23856 Filed 9-13-99; 8:45 am]
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