Federal Register: September 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 174)
DOCID: fr10se09-85 FR Doc E9-21684
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr10se09-85
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0027
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB by October 13, 2009, in order 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 its intention to seek renewed authority to collect information for 30 CFR Part 740 which relates to surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. This collection request 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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL 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. 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 a request to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information contained in 30 CFR Part 740, Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands. OSM is requesting a 3year 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 10290027.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on May 18, 2009 (74 FR 23201). 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: 30 CFR Part 740General requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands.
OMB Control Number: 10290027.
Summary: Section 523 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 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
to determine the eligibility of an applicant to conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands.
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Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mine permits on Federal lands and State regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 18.
Total Annual Burden Hours for Applicants: 1,285.
Total Annual Burden Hours for State Regulatory Authorities: 400.
Total Annual Burden Hours for All Respondents: 1,685.
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 places listed under Addresses. Please refer to control number 10290027 in all
correspondence. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire commentincluding your personal
identifying informationmay 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.
Dated: September 1, 2009.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
To receive a copy of the information collection request contact John A. Trelease at (202) 2082783, or electronically at jtrelease@osmre.gov.