State and Indian tribes participating
in the Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Fund Program are requested
to cooperate with OSM in developing budget information for use by
the Director, OSM, in the preparation of his request to Congress
for appropriation of monies from the AMLR as authorized by section
405(f) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977.
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.