[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40081-40082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16489]
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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, Interior.
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 request approval to continue the
collections of information under 30 CFR Part 740, Surface Coal Mining
and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands. This information
collection activity was previously approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and assigned clearance numbers 1029-0027.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by September 4, 2012, to be assured of consideration.
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ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John Trelease, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Room
203-SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted
electronically to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information
collection request, contact John Trelease, at (202) 208-2783 or at the
email address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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)]. This notice identifies
an information collection that OSM will be submitting to OMB for
approval. This collection is contained in 30 CFR Part 740--General
requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on
Federal lands (1029-0027). OSM will request 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.
Responses are required to obtain a benefit for this collection.
Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary
of the public comments will accompany OSM's submission of the
information collection requests to OMB.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on
the following information collection activity:
Title: 30 CFR Part 740--General requirements for surface coal
mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0027.
Summary: Section 523 of SMCRA requires that a Federal lands program
be established to govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations
on Federal lands. The information requested is needed to assist the
regulatory authority determine the eligibility of an applicant to
conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mine
permits on Federal lands, and State Regulatory Authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 10.
Total Annual Burden Hours for Applicants: 645.
Total Annual Burden Hours for States: 280.
Total Annual Burden for All Respondents: 925.
Dated: June 29, 2012.
Andrew F. DeVito,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2012-16489 Filed 7-5-12; 8:45 am]
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