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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0094 and 1029- 0098
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2003, to be assured of consideration.
DOCUMENT 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 requests for the titles described below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection requests describe the nature of the information collections and their expected burden and cost.
SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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. 10413), 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 two requests to OMB to renew its approval for the collections of information found at 30 CFR part 700, General; and 30 CFR part 769, Petition process for designation of Federal lands as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations and for termination of previous designations. OSM is requesting a 3year term of approval for these information collection activities.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 these collections of information are 10290094 for Part 700 and 10290098 for Part 769.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published
on July 11, 2003 (68 FR 41400). No comments were received. This notice
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information collection activities:
Title: General, 30 CFR Part 700.
OMB Control Number: 10290094.
Summary: This Part establishes procedures and requirements for
terminating jurisdiction of surface coal mining and reclamation
operations, petitions for rulemaking, and citizen suits filed under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: State and tribal regulatory
authorities, private citizens and citizen groups, and surface coal mining companies.
Total Annual Responses: 6.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 84.
Title: Petition process for designation of Federal lands as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations and for termination of previous designations, 30 CFR part 769.
OMB Control Number: 10290098.
Summary: This Part establishes the minimum procedures and standards for designating Federal lands unsuitable for certain types of surface mining operations and for terminating designations pursuant to a petition. The information requested will aid the regulatory authority in the decision making process to approve or disapprove a request.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Decription of Respondents: People who may be adversely affected by surface mining on Federal lands.
Total Annual Responses: 1.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 950.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT To request a copy of either information collection request, explanatory
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information and related form, contact John A. Trelease at (202) 2082783. You may also contact Mr. Trelease at jtreleas@smre.gov.
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