81 FR 44043 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0049

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 129 (July 6, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing its intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information for OSMRE's Special Permanent Program Performance Standards--Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44043-44044]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15959]


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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 1029-0049

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 its intention to request renewed approval for the collection 
of information for OSMRE's Special Permanent Program Performance 
Standards--Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received

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by September 6, 2016, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John A. 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 by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Office of Management and Budget (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)]. This notice identifies an 
information collection that OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 
extension. This collection is contained in 30 CFR part 822.
    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 1029-0049 and is displayed at 30 CFR 
822.10.
    OSMRE has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 
current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden 
or respondents. OSMRE will request a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity.
    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 collections; 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 OSMRE's submissions of the 
information collection request to OMB.
    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.
    This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR part 822--Special Permanent Program Performance 
Standards--Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0049.
    Summary: Sections 510(b)(5) and 515(b)(10)(F) of the Surface Coal 
Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977 (the Act) protect alluvial valley 
floors from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations west 
of the 100th meridian. Part 822 requires the permittee to install, 
maintain, and operate a monitoring system in order to provide specific 
protection for alluvial valley floors. This information is necessary to 
determine whether the unique hydrologic conditions of alluvial valley 
floors are protected according to the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: 25 coal mining operators who operate on 
alluvial valley floors and 4 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 50.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,750.
    Total Annual Non-wage Costs: $0.

    Dated: June 30, 2016.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2016-15959 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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