Section 515 and 516 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that permittees
conducting coal mining opera- tions shall meet al applicable
performance standards of the Act. The information collected is used
by the regulatory authority in monitoring and inspecting surface
coal mining activities to ensure that they are conducted in
compliance with the require- ments of the Act.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.