[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 23857-23858] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-11124] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 renew authority for the collection of information under 30 CFR Part 774, Revision; renewal; and transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights. 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 June 3, 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 1320, which implementation 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 774, Revision; renewal; and transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights. 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 1029-0088, and is identified in 30 CFR 774.10. As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting comments on these collections of information was published on January 13, 1999 (64 FR 2231). 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 774--Revision; renewal; and transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights. OMB Control Number: 1029-0088. Summary: These regulations and sections 506(d), 511(a)(1) and 511(b) of SMCRA provide that persons seeking permit revisions, permit renewals, or the transfer, sale, or assignment of permit rights for surface coal mining operations must submit relevant information to the regulatory authority to allow the regulatory authority to determine whether the applicant and application meet the requirements for approval. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Decription of Respondents: Coal mine operators and State regulatory authorities. Total Annual Responses: 5,442. Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,470. 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 1029-0088 in all correspondence.
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: April 27, 1999. Richard G. Bryson, Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. [FR Doc. 99-11124 Filed 5-3-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-05-M