Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)
DOCID: fr17se09-58 FR Doc E9-22270
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr17se09-58
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0094
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 19, 2009, 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 request for 30 CFR part 700General, has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and its 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 a request to OMB to renew its approval for the collections of information found at 30 CFR part 700General. OSM is requesting a 3year term of approval for this collection. 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 10290094.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
June 22, 2009 (74 FR 29511). 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 700General.
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: 3.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
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 offices listed in the ADDRESSES section. Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all correspondence.
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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 10, 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 Trelease at (202) 2082783. You may also contact Mr. Trelease by email at jtrelease@osmre.gov.