80 FR 52499 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0035

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)

Page Range		52499-52499
FR Document		2015-21450

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 surface and underground mining permit applications--minimum requirements for information on environmental resources, 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. This information collection activity was previously approved by OMB and assigned control number 1029-0035.

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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 1029-0035

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 surface and 
underground mining permit applications--minimum requirements for 
information on environmental resources, 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. This information 
collection activity was previously approved by OMB and assigned control 
number 1029-0035.

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 September 30, 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 
[email protected]. 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 [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 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).

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)]. OSMRE has submitted a 
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information 
contained in 30 CFR parts 779 and 783--Surface and Underground Mining 
Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Information on 
Environmental Resources. OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term of approval 
for the 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 1029-0035. Responses are required to 
obtain a benefit for this collection.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
April 27, 2015 (80 FR 23285). 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 parts 779 and 783--Surface and Underground Mining 
Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Environmental Resources.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0035.
    Summary: Applicants for surface and underground coal mining permits 
are required to provide adequate descriptions of the environmental 
resources that may be affected by proposed mining activities. The 
information will be used by the regulatory authority to determine if 
the applicant can comply with environmental protection performance 
standards.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: 190 coal mining operators and 24 state 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,890.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 162,766.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost: $0.
    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 burdens on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collections of the information, to the addresses listed in 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number 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: August 25, 2015.
Harry J. Payne,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR implement provisions of the Paperwork automated means of collections of the
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), information, to the addresses listed in
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation require that interested members of the ADDRESSES. Please refer to the
and Enforcement public and affected agencies have an appropriate OMB control number in all
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 opportunity to comment on information correspondence.
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15XS501520] [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSMRE has number, email address, or other
submitted a request to OMB to renew its personal identifying information in your
Notice of Proposed Information approval of the collections of comment, you should be aware that
Collection; Request for Comments for information contained in 30 CFR parts your entire comment, including your
1029–0035 779 and 783—Surface and Underground personal identifying information, may
Mining Permit Applications—Minimum be made publicly available at any time.
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining While you can ask us in your comment
Requirements for Information on
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. to withhold your personal identifying
Environmental Resources. OSMRE is
ACTION: Notice and request for requesting a 3-year term of approval for information from public review, we
comments. the information collection activity. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
An agency may not conduct or do so.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
sponsor, and a person is not required to Dated: August 25, 2015.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
respond to, a collection of information
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Harry J. Payne,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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number for this collection of
collection request for surface and BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
information is 1029–0035. Responses
underground mining permit
are required to obtain a benefit for this
applications—minimum requirements
collection.
for information on environmental As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
resources, has been forwarded to the Federal Register notice soliciting
Office of Management and Budget Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
comments on this collection of
(OMB) for review and comment. The and Enforcement
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information collection activity was which to comment on the following
previously approved by OMB and Notice of Proposed Information
information collection activities:
assigned control number 1029–0035. Title: 30 CFR parts 779 and 783— Collection; Request for Comments for
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to Surface and Underground Mining 1029–0043
approve or disapprove the information Permit Applications—Minimum AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
collections but may respond after 30 Requirements for Environmental Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
days. Therefore, public comments Resources. ACTION: Notice and request for
should be submitted to OMB by OMB Control Number: 1029–0035. comments.
September 30, 2015, in order to be Summary: Applicants for surface and
assured of consideration. underground coal mining permits are SUMMARY: In compliance with the
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the required to provide adequate Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Information and Regulatory descriptions of the environmental Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
Affairs, Office of Management and resources that may be affected by and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
Budget, Attention: Department of the proposed mining activities. The announcing that the information
Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) information will be used by the collection request for bonding and
395–5806 or via email to OIRA_ regulatory authority to determine if the insurance requirements for surface coal
Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please applicant can comply with mining and reclamation operations
send a copy of your comments to John environmental protection performance under regulatory programs has been
Trelease, Office of Surface Mining standards. submitted to the Office of Management
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Bureau Form Number: None. and Budget (OMB) for review and
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, Frequency of Collection: Once. approval. The information collection
Washington, DC 20240, or electronically Description of Respondents: 190 coal request describes the nature of the
to jtrelease@osmre.gov. mining operators and 24 state regulatory information collection and the expected
authorities. burden and cost.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Total Annual Responses: 1,890.
receive a copy of the information Total Annual Burden Hours: 162,766. DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
collection request contact John Trelease Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost: approve or disapprove the information
at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at $0. collections but may respond after 30
jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also Send comments on the need for the days. Therefore, public comments
review this information collection collection of information for the should be submitted to OMB by
request on the Internet by going to September 30, 2015, in order to be
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performance of the functions of the
http://www.reginfo.gov (Information agency; the accuracy of the agency’s assured of consideration.
Collection Review, Currently Under burden estimates; ways to enhance the ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Review, Agency is Department of the quality, utility and clarity of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Interior, DOI–OSMRE). information collection; and ways to Affairs, Office of Management and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB minimize the information collection Budget, Attention: Department of the
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which burdens on respondents, such as use of Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202)

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
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 September 30, 2015, in order to be assured of consideration.
Contact		To 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 Citation		80 FR 52499

80 FR 52499 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0035

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement