Proposed Rules. Notice and request for comments

Agency: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Action: Notice and request for comments
Citation: FR Doc. 00-32040

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 renewed approval for the collection of information under 30 CFR part 840, Permanent Program Inspection and Enforcement Procedures. 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 January 16, 2001, in order to be assured of consideration.

Supplementary 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. 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 its approval for the collection of information in 30 CFR part 840, Permanent Program Inspection and Enforcement Procedures. 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 1029-0051 and codified at 30 CFR 840.10. As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting comments on these collections of information was published on September 22, 2000 (65 FR 57371). 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: Permanent Program Inspection and Enforcement Procedures, 30 CFR Part 840. OMB Control Number: 1029-0051. Abstract: This provision requires the regulatory authority to conduct periodic inspections of coal mining activities, and prepare and maintain inspection reports for the public review. This information is necessary to meet the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and its public participation provisions. Public review assures the public that the State is meeting the requirements for the Act and approved State regulatory program. Bureau Form Number: None. Frequency of Collection: Once, monthly, quarterly, annually. Description of Respondents: State Regulatory Authorities. Total Annual Responses: 99,013. Total Annual Burden Hours: 578,509. 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 addresses. Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all correspondence.