80_FR_33398 80 FR 33286 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0025

80 FR 33286 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0025

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)

Page Range33286-33287
FR Document2015-14269

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing that the information collection request for its maintenance of state programs and procedures for substituting Federal enforcement of state programs and withdrawing approval of state programs, has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33286-33287]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14269]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments 
for 1029-0025

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 (OSMRE) is 
announcing that the information collection request for its maintenance 
of state programs and procedures for substituting Federal enforcement 
of state programs and withdrawing approval of state programs, has been

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forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. The information collection request describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by July 13, 2015, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or via email to 
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please send a copy of your comments 
to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203--SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 
electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please refer to OMB Control 
Number 1029-0025 in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or 
electronically at jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also review this 
information collection request on the Internet by going to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review, 
Agency is Department of the Interior, DOI-OSMRE).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 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)]. OSMRE has submitted the 
request to OMB to renew its approval for the collection of information 
found at 30 CFR part 733. OSMRE 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 1029-0025, and may be found in OSMRE's 
regulations at 30 CFR part 733.10. Individuals are required to respond 
to obtain a benefit.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection was published on March 17, 2015 
(80 FR 13885). 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 733--Maintenance of State Programs and 
Procedures for Substituting Federal Enforcement of State Programs and 
Withdrawing Approval of State Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0025.
    Summary: This part provides that any interested person may request 
the Director of OSMRE to evaluate a State program by setting forth in 
the request a concise statement of facts that the person believes 
establishes the need for the evaluation. Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Any interested person (individuals, 
businesses, institutions, organizations).
    Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.
    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 places listed under 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to control number 1029-0025 in all 
correspondence.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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.

    Dated: June 8, 2015.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief/Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-14269 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                     Note #2—The O&M rate varies yearly based             Actions Concerning Regulations That                    Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order
                                                  upon the budget submitted by the LeClair                Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                    12988)
                                                  District.                                               Distribution, or Use (Executive Order                     In issuing this rule, the Department
                                                     Note #3—The O&M rate for the Yuma                    13211)
                                                  Project, Indian Unit has two components.
                                                                                                                                                                 has taken the necessary steps to
                                                  The first component is the O&M rate                        The rate adjustments will have no                   eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity,
                                                  established by the Bureau of Reclamation                adverse effects on energy supply,                      minimize potential litigation, and
                                                  (BOR), the owner and operator of the Project.           distribution, or use (including a                      provide a clear legal standard for
                                                  The BOR rate for 2015 is proposed to be                 shortfall in supply, price increases, and              affected conduct, as required by section
                                                  $107/acre. The second component is for the              increase use of foreign supplies) should               3 of Executive Order 12988.
                                                  O&M rate established by BIA to cover                    the proposed rate adjustments be                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                  administrative costs including billing and              implemented. This is a notice for rate
                                                  collections for the Project. The 2015 BIA rate                                                                   These rate adjustments do not affect
                                                                                                          adjustments at BIA-owned and operated
                                                  is proposed to be $1.50/acre.                                                                                  the collections of information which
                                                                                                          irrigation projects, except for the Fort
                                                     Note #4—The construction water rate                                                                         have been approved by the Office of
                                                                                                          Yuma Irrigation Project. The Fort Yuma
                                                  schedule proposes the fees assessed for use                                                                    Information and Regulatory Affairs,
                                                                                                          Irrigation Project is owned and operated
                                                  of irrigation water for non-irrigation                                                                         Office of Management and Budget,
                                                                                                          by the Bureau of Reclamation with a
                                                  purposes.                                                                                                      under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                                                                                          portion serving the Fort Yuma
                                                     The final 2015 rate for the SCIP–JW was                                                                     1995. The OMB Control Number is
                                                                                                          Reservation.
                                                  established by Federal Register Notice on                                                                      1076–0141 and expires March 31, 2016.
                                                  March 6, 2015 (80 FR 12197). This notice                Regulatory Planning and Review
                                                                                                                                                                 National Environmental Policy Act
                                                  proposes the 2016 rate for the SCIP–JW. The             (Executive Order 12866)
                                                  Project recommended a rate of $30/acre for                                                                        The Department has determined that
                                                  FY 2016. However, BIA recently completed                  These rate adjustments are not a                     these rate adjustments do not constitute
                                                  a technical report indicating that the deferred         significant regulatory action and do not               a major Federal action significantly
                                                  maintenance costs for Coolidge Dam will be              need to be reviewed by the Office of                   affecting the quality of the human
                                                  much higher than originally estimated.                  Management and Budget under                            environment and that no detailed
                                                  Therefore, this notice proposes to retain the           Executive Order 12866.                                 statement is required under the National
                                                  $35/acre O&M rate for the Project in order to                                                                  Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                                                                                                          Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                  collect an additional $500,000 for Coolidge                                                                    U.S.C. 4321–4370(d)).
                                                  Dam deferred maintenance. The Project                     These rate adjustments are not a rule
                                                  provided the technical report to the water                                                                     Data Quality Act
                                                                                                          for the purposes of the Regulatory
                                                  users for review and comment.                           Flexibility Act because they establish ‘‘a               In developing this notice, we did not
                                                     Note #5—The 2015 O&M rate for the San                rule of particular applicability relating              conduct or use a study, experiment, or
                                                  Carlos Irrigation Project—Indian Works has              to rates.’’ 5 U.S.C. 601(2).                           survey requiring peer review under the
                                                  three components. The first component is the                                                                   Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554).
                                                  O&M rate established by the San Carlos                  Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
                                                  Irrigation Project—Indian Works, the owner              1995                                                     Dated: June 4, 2015.
                                                  and operator of the Project; this rate is                                                                      Kevin K. Washburn,
                                                  proposed to be $45 per acre. The second                    These rate adjustments do not impose                Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
                                                  component is for the O&M rate established by            an unfunded mandate on State, local, or                [FR Doc. 2015–14211 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  the San Carlos Irrigation Project—Joint Works           tribal governments in the aggregate, or                BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
                                                  and is determined to be $35.00 per acre. The            on the private sector, of more than $130
                                                  third component is the O&M rate established             million per year. The rule does not have
                                                  by the San Carlos Irrigation Project Joint              a significant or unique effect on State,               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  Control Board and is proposed to be $6 per              local, or tribal governments or the
                                                  acre.                                                   private sector. Therefore, the                         Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                                                                          Department is not required to prepare a                and Enforcement
                                                  Consultation and Coordination With
                                                                                                          statement containing the information                   [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F
                                                  Tribal Governments (Executive Order
                                                                                                          required by the Unfunded Mandates                      134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00
                                                  13175)
                                                                                                          Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).                    33F 13xs501520]
                                                     To fulfill its consultation                          Takings (Executive Order 12630)
                                                  responsibility to tribes and tribal                                                                            Notice of Proposed Information
                                                  organizations, BIA communicates,                           The Department has determined that                  Collection; Request for Comments for
                                                  coordinates, and consults on a                          these rate adjustments do not have                     1029–0025
                                                  continuing basis with these entities on                 significant ‘‘takings’’ implications. The              AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
                                                  issues of water delivery, water                         rate adjustments do not deprive the                    Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
                                                  availability, and costs of administration,              public, state, or local governments of
                                                                                                                                                                 ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                  operation, maintenance, and                             rights or property.
                                                                                                                                                                 comments.
                                                  rehabilitation of projects that concern                 Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
                                                  them. This is accomplished at the                                                                              SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                                  individual irrigation project by Project,                 The Department has determined that                   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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                                                  Agency, and Regional representatives,                   these rate adjustments do not have                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                  as appropriate, in accordance with local                significant Federalism effects because                 and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
                                                  protocol and procedures. This notice is                 they will not affect the States, the                   announcing that the information
                                                  one component of our overall                            relationship between the national                      collection request for its maintenance of
                                                  coordination and consultation process                   government and the States, or the                      state programs and procedures for
                                                  to provide notice to, and request                       distribution of power and                              substituting Federal enforcement of
                                                  comments from, these entities when we                   responsibilities among various levels of               state programs and withdrawing
                                                  adjust irrigation assessment rates.                     government.                                            approval of state programs, has been


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                                                  forwarded to the Office of Management                   13885). No comments were received.                     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  and Budget (OMB) for review and                         This notice provides the public with an
                                                  approval. The information collection                    additional 30 days in which to comment                 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                  request describes the nature of the                     on the following information collection                and Enforcement
                                                  information collection and its expected                 activity:                                              [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F
                                                  burden and cost.                                                                                               134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00
                                                                                                            Title: 30 CFR part 733—Maintenance
                                                  DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to                                                                                33F 13xs501520]
                                                                                                          of State Programs and Procedures for
                                                  approve or disapprove the information
                                                                                                          Substituting Federal Enforcement of                    Notice of Proposed Information
                                                  collections but may respond after 30
                                                  days. Therefore, public comments                        State Programs and Withdrawing                         Collection; Request for Comments for
                                                  should be submitted to OMB by July 13,                  Approval of State Programs.                            1029–0111
                                                  2015, in order to be assured of                           OMB Control Number: 1029–0025.
                                                                                                                                                                 AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
                                                  consideration.                                            Summary: This part provides that any                 Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the                       interested person may request the                      ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                  Office of Information and Regulatory                    Director of OSMRE to evaluate a State                  comments.
                                                  Affairs, Office of Management and                       program by setting forth in the request
                                                  Budget, Attention: Department of the                    a concise statement of facts that the                  SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                                  Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202)              person believes establishes the need for               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
                                                  395–5806 or via email to OIRA_                          the evaluation. Bureau Form Number:                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                  Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please                    None.                                                  and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
                                                  send a copy of your comments to John                                                                           announcing that the information
                                                  Trelease, Office of Surface Mining                        Frequency of Collection: Once.
                                                                                                                                                                 collection request for Areas Designated
                                                  Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951                         Description of Respondents: Any                      by Act of Congress, has been submitted
                                                  Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB,                    interested person (individuals,                        to the Office of Management and Budget
                                                  Washington, DC 20240, or electronically                 businesses, institutions, organizations).              (OMB) for review and approval. The
                                                  to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please refer to                   Total Annual Responses: 1.                           information collection request describes
                                                  OMB Control Number 1029–0025 in                                                                                the nature of the information collection
                                                  your correspondence.                                      Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.                       and the expected burden and cost. This
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                       Send comments on the need for the                    information collection activity was
                                                  receive a copy of the information                       collection of information for the                      previously approved by OMB and
                                                  collection request contact John Trelease                performance of the functions of the                    assigned control number 1029–0111.
                                                  at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at                 agency; the accuracy of the agency’s                   DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
                                                  jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also                       burden estimates; ways to enhance the                  approve or disapprove the information
                                                  review this information collection                      quality, utility and clarity of the                    collection but may respond after 30
                                                  request on the Internet by going to                     information collection; and ways to                    days. Therefore, public comments
                                                  http://www.reginfo.gov (Information                     minimize the information collection                    should be submitted to OMB by July 13,
                                                  Collection Review, Currently Under                      burden on respondents, such as use of                  2015, in order to be assured of
                                                  Review, Agency is Department of the                     automated means of collection of the                   consideration.
                                                  Interior, DOI–OSMRE).                                   information, to the places listed under                ADDRESSES:   Submit comments to the
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB                          ADDRESSES. Please refer to control                     Office of Information and Regulatory
                                                  regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which                   number 1029–0025 in all                                Affairs, Office of Management and
                                                  implement provisions of the Paperwork                   correspondence.                                        Budget, Attention: Department of the
                                                  Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
                                                                                                            Before including your address, phone                 Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202)
                                                  require that interested members of the
                                                                                                          number, email address, or other                        395–5806 or via email to OIRA_
                                                  public and affected agencies have an
                                                                                                          personal identifying information in your               Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please
                                                  opportunity to comment on information
                                                                                                          comment, you should be aware that                      send a copy of your comments to John
                                                  collection and recordkeeping activities
                                                                                                          your entire comment—including your                     Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
                                                  [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSMRE has
                                                                                                          personal identifying information—may                   Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
                                                  submitted the request to OMB to renew
                                                                                                                                                                 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB,
                                                  its approval for the collection of                      be made publicly available at any time.
                                                                                                                                                                 Washington, DC 20240, or electronically
                                                  information found at 30 CFR part 733.                   While you can ask us in your comment
                                                                                                                                                                 to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please refer to
                                                  OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term of                    to withhold your personal identifying
                                                                                                                                                                 OMB Control Number 1029–0111 in
                                                  approval for this information collection                information from public review, we                     your correspondence.
                                                  activity.                                               cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                                     An agency may not conduct or                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                                                                          do so.
                                                  sponsor, and a person is not required to                                                                       receive a copy of the information
                                                  respond to, a collection of information                   Dated: June 8, 2015.                                 collection request contact John Trelease
                                                  unless it displays a currently valid OMB                John A. Trelease,                                      at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at
                                                  control number. The OMB control                         Acting Chief/Division of Regulatory Support.           jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also
                                                  number for this collection of                           [FR Doc. 2015–14269 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am]            review this information collection
                                                                                                                                                                 request on the Internet by going to
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                                                  information is 1029–0025, and may be                    BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
                                                  found in OSMRE’s regulations at 30 CFR                                                                         http://www.reginfo.gov (Information
                                                  part 733.10. Individuals are required to                                                                       Collection Review, Currently Under
                                                  respond to obtain a benefit.                                                                                   Review, Agency is Department of the
                                                     As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a                                                                        Interior, DOI–OSMRE).
                                                  Federal Register notice soliciting                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
                                                  comments on this collection was                                                                                regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which
                                                  published on March 17, 2015 (80 FR                                                                             implement provisions of the Paperwork


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 15:06:56
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 15:06:56
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesOMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB by July 13, 2015, in order to be assured of consideration.
ContactTo receive a copy of the information collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or electronically at [email protected] You may also review this information collection request on the Internet by going to http:// www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is Department of the Interior, DOI-OSMRE).
FR Citation80 FR 33286 

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