81 FR 87956 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments for 1029-0113

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 234 (December 6, 2016)

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 General Reclamation Requirements, 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 81, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 87956]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29178]


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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 1029-0113

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 General 
Reclamation Requirements, 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.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by January 5, 2017, 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]. Please refer to OMB control 
number 1029-0113 in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783 or via email 
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 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 for the collection of information 
found at 30 CFR part 874. OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term of approval 
for these information collection activities.
    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 1029-0113, and may be found in OSMRE's 
regulations at 874.10. Responses are required to obtain a benefit.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on the collection of information for Part 874 was 
published on August 31, 2016 (81 FR 60021). No comments were received 
from that notice. This notice provides the public with an additional 30 
days in which to comment on the following information collection 
activity:
    Title: 30 CFR part 874--General Reclamation Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0113.
    Summary: Part 874 establishes land and water eligibility 
requirements, reclamation objectives and priorities and reclamation 
contractor responsibility. The regulations at 30 CFR 874.17 require 
consultation between the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) agency and the 
appropriate Title V regulatory authority on the likelihood of removing 
the coal under a Title V permit and concurrences between the AML agency 
and the appropriate Title V regulatory authority on the AML project 
boundary and the amount of coal that would be extracted under the AML 
reclamation project.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: 8 State regulatory authorities and 
Indian Tribes.
    Total Annual Responses: 8.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 664.
    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 under 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0113 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: December 1, 2016.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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