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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 19, 2011 / Notices
control number. The OMB control
number for this collection of
information is 1029–0047.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on August 3,
2011 (76 FR 46840). No comments were
received. This notice provides the
public with an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the following
information collection activities:
Title: 30 CFR 816 and 817—
Permanent Program Performance
Standards—Surface and Underground
Mining Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0047.
Summary: Sections 515 and 516 of the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that
permittees conducting coal mining
operations shall meet all 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 requirements of the
Act.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once, on
occasion, quarterly and annually.
Description of Respondents: Coal
mining operators and State regulatory
authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 361,266.
Total Annual Burden Hours:
1,813,063.
Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost:
$9,506,784.
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 addresses listed
under ADDRESSES. Please refer to the
appropriate OMB control number 1029–
0047 in your correspondence.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
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.

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Dated: October 12, 2011.
Stephen M. Sheffield,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 regarding the requirements
for coal exploration. The information
collection request describes the nature
of the information collection and the
expected burden and costs. This
information collection activity was
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget and assigned
control number 1029–0112.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection activities must be
received by December 19, 2011, to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John
Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave., NW., Room 203—
SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments
may also be submitted electronically to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request, contact John Trelease
at (202) 208–2783 or via e-mail at the
address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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)]. This notice seeks
public comment for the information
collection that OSM will be submitting
to OMB for approval, which is for 30
CFR 772—Requirements for coal
exploration. OSM will request a 3-year
term of approval for each information
collection activity.
An agency may not conduct or
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respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
number for this collection is 1029–0112
and is found at 30 CFR 772.10.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany
OSM’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
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.
Title: 30 CFR 772—Requirements for
coal exploration.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0112.
Summary: OSM and State regulatory
authorities use the information collected
under 30 CFR Part 772 to keep track of
coal exploration activities, evaluate the
need for an exploration permit, and
ensure that exploration activities
comply with the environmental
protection and reclamation
requirements of 30 CFR Parts 772 and
815 and section 512 of SMCRA (30
U.S.C. 1262).
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Persons
planning to conduct coal exploration
and State regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 2,526.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,114.
Total Annual Non-Wage Costs:
$2,074.
Dated: October 12, 2011.
Stephen M. Sheffield,
Acting Chief,
Division of Regulatory Support.
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