81_FR_52089 81 FR 51938 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0117

81 FR 51938 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0117

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)

Page Range51938-51939
FR Document2016-18630

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 Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information. The information collection request 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 the expected burden and cost.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51938-51939]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18630]


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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 1029-0117

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 Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, 
Financial, Compliance, and Related Information. The information 
collection request 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 the 
expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, the public should 
submit comments to OMB by September 6, 2016, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer, via email at [email protected], or by 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 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]. Please reference 1029-0117 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 [email protected]. You may also review the 
information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow 
the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under 
review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork

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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 approve the 
collection of information for 30 CFR part 778--Permit Applications--
Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related 
Information. 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 displayed in 30 CFR 778.8 (1029-0117).
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
March 18, 2016 (81 FR 14888). 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 778--Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements 
for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0117.
    Summary: Section 507(b) of 30 U.S.C. 1201 provides that persons 
conducting coal mining activities submit to the regulatory authority 
all relevant information regarding ownership and control of the 
property affected, their compliance status and history. This 
information is used to ensure all legal, financial and compliance 
requirements are satisfied prior to issuance or denial of a permit.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Surface coal mining permit applicants 
and State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,091 Surface coal mining permit applicants 
and 448 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,512.
    Total Non-Wage Costs: $0.
    Send comments on the agency need for the collection of information 
to perform its mission; the accuracy of our 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 
offices listed in the ADDRESSES section. Please refer to OMB control 
number 1029-0117 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 1, 2016.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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                                                  biosolids from the increased treatment                  Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  capacity at the North City Water                        with the city of San Diego, to participate
                                                  Reclamation Plant.                                      in the planning, design, and                          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                    A new electrical transmission line is                 construction of demonstration and                     and Enforcement
                                                  proposed, connecting the North City                     permanent facilities to reclaim and                   [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
                                                  Water Reclamation Plant to the future                   reuse water in the San Diego                          167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
                                                  cogeneration facility at the Metropolitan               metropolitan service area. This                       SX064A000 16XS501520]
                                                  Biosolids Center to deliver power for                   authority is delegated to the Bureau of
                                                  North City Project components. The                      Reclamation. The Federal share of the                 Notice of Proposed Information
                                                  electrical transmission line would cross                costs of the facilities shall not exceed 25           Collection; Request for Comments for
                                                  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and                    per cent of the total. Federal Funds for              1029–0117
                                                  will require approval by the United                     the operation or maintenance of the
                                                  States Marine Corps.                                                                                          AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
                                                                                                          project are not authorized.
                                                                                                                                                                Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
                                                  Background                                              Scoping Process                                       ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                     On average, eighty-five percent (85%)                                                                      comments.
                                                                                                            The City is filing a Notice of
                                                  of the City’s water supply is imported                  Preparation pursuant to the California                SUMMARY:    In compliance with the
                                                  from the Colorado River and northern                    Environmental Quality Act, and will                   Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
                                                  California. This reliance on imported                   hold two public scoping meetings. To                  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                  water causes San Diego to be vulnerable                 avoid duplication with State and local                and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
                                                  to supply shortages and price increases.                procedures, we plan to use the scoping
                                                     With few local water supply options,                                                                       announcing its intention to request
                                                                                                          process initiated by the City. The Notice             renewed approval for the collection of
                                                  the City has explored potable and non-                  of Preparation, Notice of Scoping
                                                  potable reuse options of treated                                                                              information for Permit Applications—
                                                                                                          Meetings, and a proposed Scope of                     Minimum Requirements for Legal,
                                                  wastewater. In 2011, the City started                   Work are available at https://
                                                  operating a one million gallon per day                                                                        Financial, Compliance, and Related
                                                                                                          www.sandiego.gov/planning/programs/                   Information. The information collection
                                                  (MGD) demonstration scale advanced                      ceqa.
                                                  water purification facility at the North                                                                      request has been forwarded to the Office
                                                                                                            The site proposed for the Advanced                  of Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                  City Water Reclamation Plant site and
                                                                                                          Water Purification Facility contains                  review and approval. The information
                                                  confirmed that the purified water
                                                                                                          vernal pool habitat supporting                        collection request describes the nature
                                                  complied with all federal and state
                                                                                                          endangered species. The City is                       of the information collection and the
                                                  drinking water standards.
                                                                                                          preparing a Vernal Pool Habitat                       expected burden and cost.
                                                  Pure Water San Diego Program                            Conservation Plan to comply with the                  DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
                                                    The Pure Water Program will                           Endangered Species Act.                               approve or disapprove the information
                                                  ultimately produce 83 MGD of locally-                     Pipeline alignments and/or drinking                 collection but may respond after 30
                                                  controlled water, recycling a valuable                  water service areas may include areas of              days. Therefore, the public should
                                                  and limited resource that is currently                  low income and minority populations.                  submit comments to OMB by September
                                                  discharged to the Pacific ocean. The                    Environmental justice issues are not                  6, 2016, in order to be assured of
                                                  program will be implemented in phases                   anticipated, but will be evaluated. No                consideration.
                                                  over a 20-year period, grouped by                       known Indian Trust Assets are                         ADDRESSES: Comments may be
                                                  geographical area: North City, Central                  associated with the proposed action.                  submitted to the Office of Information
                                                  Area and South Bay.                                       Written comments are requested to                   and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
                                                    The North City Project will produce                   help identify alternatives and issues that            Management and Budget, Department of
                                                  30 MGD of purified water and is                         should be analyzed. Federal, State and                the Interior Desk Officer, via email at
                                                  scheduled to be operational in 2021.                    local agencies, tribes, and the general               OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, or by
                                                  The Central Area and/or South Bay                       public are invited to participate in the              facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also,
                                                  projects are scheduled to be completed                  environmental review process.                         please send a copy of your comments to
                                                  by December 31, 2035 and will produce                                                                         John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
                                                  a combined total up to 53 MGD.                          Public Disclosure
                                                                                                                                                                Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
                                                    The Pure Water Program will make                        Before including your address, phone                Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB,
                                                  San Diego more water independent                        number, email address, or other                       Washington, DC 20240, or electronically
                                                  while providing increased protection of                 personal identifying information in your              to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference
                                                  the ocean environment. The City made                    comment, you should be aware that                     1029–0117 in your correspondence.
                                                  a commitment to begin implementing                      your entire comment—including your                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                  the Pure Water Program in their                         personal identifying information—may                  receive a copy of the information
                                                  application to renew the Clean Water                    be made publicly available at any time.               collection request contact John Trelease
                                                  Act § 301(h) modified ocean discharge                   While you can ask us in your comment                  at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at
                                                  permit for the Point Loma Wastewater                    to withhold your personal identifying                 jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also
                                                  Treatment Plant (NPDES permit no.                       information from public review, we                    review the information collection
                                                  CA0107409).                                             cannot guarantee that we will be able to              request online at http://
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                                                  Authority                                               do so.                                                www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
                                                    Federal assistance is authorized by                     Dated: July 29, 2016.                               instructions to review Department of the
                                                  the Reclamation Wastewater and                          Jennifer McCloskey,                                   Interior collections under review by
                                                  Groundwater Study and Facilities Act of                 Acting Regional Director, Lower Colorado              OMB.
                                                  1992 (Title XVI of Pub. L. 102–575).                    Region.                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
                                                  Section 1612, San Diego Area Water                      [FR Doc. 2016–18616 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]            regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
                                                  Reclamation Program, directs the                        BILLING CODE 4332–90–P                                implement provisions of the Paperwork


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                                                  Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),                 control number 1029–0117 in all                       Information and Regulatory Affairs,
                                                  require that interested members of the                  correspondence.                                       Attention Department of Justice Desk
                                                  public and affected agencies have an                      Before including your address, phone                Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent
                                                  opportunity to comment on information                   number, email address, or other                       to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
                                                  collection and recordkeeping activities                 personal identifying information in your              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
                                                  [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSMRE has                        comment, you should be aware that                     comments and suggestions from the
                                                  submitted a request to OMB to approve                   your entire comment—including your                    public and affected agencies concerning
                                                  the collection of information for 30 CFR                personal identifying information—may                  the proposed collection of information
                                                  part 778—Permit Applications—                           be made publicly available at any time.               are encouraged. Your comments should
                                                  Minimum Requirements for Legal,                         While you can ask us in your comment                  address one or more of the following
                                                  Financial, Compliance, and Related                      to withhold your personal identifying                 four points:
                                                  Information. OSMRE is requesting a 3-                   information from public review, we                      • Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                  year term of approval for this                          cannot guarantee that we will be able to              collection of information is necessary
                                                  information collection activity.                        do so.                                                for the proper performance of the
                                                     An agency may not conduct or                           Dated: August 1, 2016.                              functions of the agency, including
                                                  sponsor, and a person is not required to                John A. Trelease,                                     whether the information will have
                                                  respond to, a collection of information                 Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.         practical utility;
                                                  unless it displays a currently valid OMB                                                                        • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–18630 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  control number. The OMB control                                                                               agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
                                                  number for this collection of                                                                                 proposed collection of information,
                                                  information is displayed in 30 CFR                                                                            including the validity of the
                                                  778.8 (1029–0117).                                                                                            methodology and assumptions used;
                                                     As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a                 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   • Evaluate whether and if so how the
                                                  Federal Register notice soliciting                                                                            quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms                  information to be collected can be
                                                  comments on this collection of
                                                                                                          and Explosives                                        enhanced; and
                                                  information was published on March
                                                  18, 2016 (81 FR 14888). No comments                     [OMB Number 1140–0026]                                  • Minimize the burden of the
                                                  were received. This notice provides the                                                                       collection of information on those who
                                                  public with an additional 30 days in                    Agency Information Collection                         are to respond, including through the
                                                  which to comment on the following                       Activities; Proposed eCollection                      use of appropriate automated,
                                                  information collection activity:                        eComments Requested; Report of                        electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                     Title: 30 CFR part 778—Permit                        Theft or Loss of Explosives (ATF Form                 technological collection techniques or
                                                  Applications—Minimum Requirements                       5400.5)                                               other forms of information technology,
                                                  for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and                   AGENCY:  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,                  e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                  Related Information.                                    Firearms and Explosives, Department of                responses.
                                                     OMB Control Number: 1029–0117.                                                                               Overview of this information
                                                                                                          Justice
                                                     Summary: Section 507(b) of 30 U.S.C.                                                                       collection:
                                                                                                          ACTION: 30-day notice.                                  1. Type of Information Collection:
                                                  1201 provides that persons conducting
                                                  coal mining activities submit to the                    SUMMARY:   The Department of Justice                  Extension without change of a currently
                                                  regulatory authority all relevant                       (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,                    approved collection.
                                                  information regarding ownership and                     Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will                     2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                  control of the property affected, their                 submit the following information                      Report of Theft or Loss of Explosives.
                                                                                                          collection request to the Office of                     3. The agency form number, if any,
                                                  compliance status and history. This
                                                                                                          Management and Budget (OMB) for                       and the applicable component of the
                                                  information is used to ensure all legal,
                                                                                                          review and approval in accordance with                Department sponsoring the collection:
                                                  financial and compliance requirements
                                                                                                                                                                  Form number: ATF Form 5400.5.
                                                  are satisfied prior to issuance or denial               the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                                                                                                                                  Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
                                                  of a permit.                                            The proposed information collection
                                                                                                                                                                Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
                                                     Bureau Form Number: None.                            was previously published in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                                Department of Justice.
                                                     Frequency of Collection: Once.                       Register 81 FR 35062, on June 1, 2016,                  4. Affected public who will be asked
                                                     Description of Respondents: Surface                  allowing for a 60-day comment period.                 or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                  coal mining permit applicants and State                 DATES: Comments are encouraged and                    abstract:
                                                  regulatory authorities.                                 will be accepted for an additional 30                   Primary: Business or other for-profit.
                                                     Total Annual Responses: 1,091                        days until September 6, 2016.                           Other: Individuals or households,
                                                  Surface coal mining permit applicants                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                   Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,
                                                  and 448 State regulatory authorities.                   you have additional comments                          Federal Government, and State, Local,
                                                     Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,512.                    especially on the estimated public                    or Tribal Government.
                                                     Total Non-Wage Costs: $0.                            burden or associated response time,                     Abstract: According to 27 CFR
                                                     Send comments on the agency need                     suggestions, or need a copy of the                    555.30(a) Any licensee or permittee who
                                                  for the collection of information to                    proposed information collection                       has knowledge or theft or loss of any
                                                  perform its mission; the accuracy of our                instrument with instructions or                       explosive materials from his stock shall,
                                                  burden estimates; ways to enhance the                   additional information, please contact                within 24 hours of discovery, report the
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                                                  quality, utility and clarity of the                     Jason Lynch, United States Bomb Data                  theft or loss by telephoning 1–800–800–
                                                  information collection; and ways to                     Center, 3750 Corporal Road, Redstone                  3855 (nationwide toll free number) and
                                                  minimize the information collection                     Arsenal, AL 35898, at email:                          on ATF F 5400.5, Report of Theft or
                                                  burden on respondents, such as use of                   Jason.Lynch@ATF.gov.                                  Loss of Explosives, in accordance with
                                                  automated means of collection of the                      Written comments and/or suggestions                 the instructions on the form.
                                                  information, to the offices listed in the               can also be directed to the Office of                   5. An estimate of the total number of
                                                  ADDRESSES section. Please refer to OMB                  Management and Budget, Office of                      respondents and the amount of time


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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 collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, the public should submit comments to OMB by September 6, 2016, 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 the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.
FR Citation81 FR 51938 

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