82 FR 28352 - Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1029-0067; Restriction on Financial Interests of State Employees

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range		28352-28353
FR Document		2017-12904

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing that the information collection request for the restriction on financial interests of State employees has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and reauthorization. The information collection package was previously approved and assigned clearance number 1029-0067. This notice describes the nature of the information collection activity and the expected burden and cost.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12904]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F 178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 
17XS501520]


Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1029-0067; Restriction on Financial Interests of State Employees

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments for 1029-0067.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 
announcing that the information collection request for the restriction 
on financial interests of State employees has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and reauthorization. 
The information collection package was previously approved and assigned 
clearance number 1029-0067. This notice describes the nature of the 
information collection activity 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, you should submit 
your comments to OMB by July 21, 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 at 
[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 1029-0067 in your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection package, contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or 
electronically at [email protected]. You may also view the collection 
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain (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)]. We have submitted a 
request to OMB to renew its approval for the collection of information 
for 30 CFR 705 and the Form OSM-23, Restriction on financial interests 
of State employees. We are 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

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control number. The OMB control number for this collection of 
information is 1029-0067. Responses are mandatory.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on 30 CFR 705 was published on March 7, 2017 (82 FR 
12839). No comments were received. This notice provides you with an 
additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information 
collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR 705--Restriction on financial interests of State 
employees.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0067.
    Summary: Respondents supply information on employment and financial 
interests. The purpose of the collection is to ensure compliance with 
section 517(g) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977, which places an absolute prohibition on employees of regulatory 
authorities having a direct or indirect financial interest in 
underground or surface coal mining operations.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-23.
    Frequency of Collection: Entrance on duty and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Any State regulatory authority employee 
or member of advisory boards or commissions established in accordance 
with State law or regulation to represent multiple interests who 
performs any function or duty under the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act.
    Total Annual Responses: 5,016.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 428.
    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 addresses listed under 
ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0067 in your 
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.

    Authority:  The authorities for this action are the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 
1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.).

    Dated: May 12, 2017.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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be submitted to OMB by July 21, 2017, Description of Respondents: State and SUMMARY: In accordance with the
in order to be assured of consideration. tribal abandoned mine land reclamation Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
ADDRESSES: Your comments should be agencies. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
submitted to the Office of Information Total Annual Responses: 336. and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 announcing that the information
Management and Budget, Department of hours to prepare each of the estimated collection request for the restriction on
the Interior Desk Officer, via email to 5 notices to landowners per project. financial interests of State employees
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov, or by Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,520 has been forwarded to the Office of
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also, hours. Management and Budget (OMB) for
please send a copy of your comments to Total Annual Non-wage Costs: $3,350 review and reauthorization. The
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining for newspaper publication costs. information collection package was
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Send comments on the need for the previously approved and assigned
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, collection of information for the clearance number 1029–0067. This
Washington, DC 20240, or electronically performance of the functions of the notice describes the nature of the
to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference agency; the accuracy of the agency’s information collection activity and the
1029–0055 in your submission. burden estimates; ways to enhance the expected burden and cost.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To quality, utility and clarity of the DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
receive a copy of the information information collection; and ways to approve or disapprove the information
collection request, contact John Trelease minimize the information collection collection, but may respond after 30
at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at burden on respondents, such as use of days. Therefore, you should submit your
jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also automated means of collection of the comments to OMB by July 21, 2017, in
review this collection by going to http:// information, to the addresses listed order to be assured of consideration.
www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection under ADDRESSES. Please refer to the ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Review, Currently Under Review, appropriate OMB control number in all Office of Information and Regulatory
Agency is Department of the Interior, correspondence. Affairs, Office of Management and
DOI–OSMRE). Before including your address, phone Budget, Attention: Department of the
number, email address, or other Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
personal identifying information in your 395–5806 or via email at OIRA_
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
comment, you should be aware that Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please
implement provisions of the Paperwork
your entire comment—including your send a copy of your comments to John
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
personal identifying information—may Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
require that interested members of the
be made publicly available at any time. Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
public and affected agencies have an
While you can ask us in your comment Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB,
opportunity to comment on information
to withhold your personal identifying Washington, DC 20240, or electronically
collection and recordkeeping activities
information from public review, we to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please refer to
[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. We have
cannot guarantee that we will be able to OMB control number 1029–0067 in your
submitted a request to OMB to approve
do so. correspondence.
the collection of information for 30 CFR
part 877—Rights of Entry. We are Authority: The authorities for this action FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
requesting a 3-year term of approval for are the Surface Mining Control and request a copy of the information
this information collection activity. Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 collection package, contact John
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or
An agency may not conduct or
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et electronically at jtrelease@osmre.gov.
sponsor, and a person is not required to seq.).
respond to, an information collection You may also view the collection at
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Dated: May 10, 2017. http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
control number. The OMB control John A. Trelease, PRAMain (Information Collection
number for this collection of Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. Review, Currently Under Review,
information is displayed in 30 CFR [FR Doc. 2017–12902 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am] Agency is Department of the Interior,
877.10 (1029–0055). BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
DOI–OSMRE).
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
we published a Federal Register notice regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
seeking public comments on this DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR implement provisions of the Paperwork
collection of information on March 7, Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
2017 (82 FR 12840). No comments were Office of Surface Mining Reclamation require that interested members of the
received. This notice gives you an and Enforcement public and affected agencies have an
additional 30 days in which to comment opportunity to comment on information
on the following information collection [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F collection and recordkeeping activities
activity: 178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00 [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. We have
Title: 30 CFR 877—Rights of Entry. 33F 17XS501520] submitted a request to OMB to renew its
OMB Control Number: 1029–0055. approval for the collection of
Agency Information Collection
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Summary: This regulation establishes information for 30 CFR 705 and the
procedures for non-consensual entry Activities: OMB Control Number 1029– Form OSM–23, Restriction on financial
upon private lands for the purpose of 0067; Restriction on Financial Interests interests of State employees. We are
abandoned mine land reclamation of State Employees requesting a 3-year term of approval for
activities or exploratory studies when AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining this information collection activity.
the landowner refuses consent or is not Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. An agency may not conduct or
available. sponsor, and a person is not required to
ACTION: Notice and request for
Bureau Form Number: None. respond to, a collection of information
comments for 1029–0067.
Frequency of Collection: Once. unless it displays a currently valid OMB

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control number. The OMB control Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et reporting levels or adjustments based on
number for this collection of seq.). revised estimates of burden or
information is 1029–0067. Responses Dated: May 12, 2017. respondents. OSMRE will request a 3-
are mandatory. John A. Trelease, year term of approval for this
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. information collection activity.
Federal Register notice soliciting An agency may not conduct or
[FR Doc. 2017–12904 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am]
comments on 30 CFR 705 was published sponsor, and a person is not required to
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
on March 7, 2017 (82 FR 12839). No respond to, a collection of information
comments were received. This notice unless it displays a currently valid OMB
provides you with an additional 30 days DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR control number. The OMB control
in which to comment on the following number for 30 CFR 842 is 1029–0118.
information collection activity: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Comments are invited on: (1) The
Title: 30 CFR 705—Restriction on and Enforcement need for the collection of information
financial interests of State employees. for the performance of the functions of
OMB Control Number: 1029–0067. [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F
178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
Summary: Respondents supply agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
information on employment and 33F 17XS501520]
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
financial interests. The purpose of the of the information collection; and (4)
Agency Information Collection
collection is to ensure compliance with ways to minimize the information
Activities: OMB Control Number 1029–
section 517(g) of the Surface Mining collection burden on respondents, such
0118; Federal Inspections and
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as use of automated means of collection
Monitoring
which places an absolute prohibition on of the information. A summary of the
employees of regulatory authorities AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining public comments will accompany
having a direct or indirect financial Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. OSMRE’s submission of the information
interest in underground or surface coal ACTION: Notice and request for collection request to OMB.
mining operations. comments for 1029–0118. Before including your address, phone
Bureau Form Number: OSM–23.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the number, email address, or other
Frequency of Collection: Entrance on
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the personal identifying information in your
duty and annually.
Description of Respondents: Any State Office of Surface Mining Reclamation comment, you should be aware that
regulatory authority employee or and Enforcement (OSMRE) is your entire comment, including your
member of advisory boards or announcing its intention to request personal identifying information, may
commissions established in accordance continued approval for the collection of be made publicly available at any time.
with State law or regulation to represent information which relates to a citizen’s While you can ask us in your comment
multiple interests who performs any written request for a Federal inspection. to withhold your personal identifying
function or duty under the Surface information from public review, we
DATES: Comments on the proposed
Mining Control and Reclamation Act. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
information collection must be received
Total Annual Responses: 5,016. do so.
by August 21, 2017, to be assured of
Total Annual Burden Hours: 428. This notice provides the public with
consideration.
Send comments on the need for the 60 days in which to comment on the
collection of information for the ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to following information collection
performance of the functions of the John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining activity:
agency; the accuracy of the agency’s Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Title: 30 CFR part 842—Federal
burden estimates; ways to enhance the Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, inspections and monitoring.
quality, utility and clarity of the Washington, DC 20240. Comments may OMB Control Number: 1029–0118.
information collection; and ways to also be submitted electronically to Summary: For purposes of
minimize the information collection jtrelease@osmre.gov. information collection, this part
burden on respondents, such as use of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To establishes the procedures for any
automated means of collection of the receive a copy of the information person to notify the Office of Surface
information, to the addresses listed collection request contact, John Trelease Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in
under ADDRESSES. Please refer to OMB at (202) 208–2783 or by email at writing of any violation that may exist
control number 1029–0067 in your jtrelease@osmre.gov. at a surface coal mining operation and
correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office to request a Federal inspection. The
Before including your address, phone of Management and Budget (OMB) information will be used to investigate
number, email address, or other regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which potential violations of the Act or
personal identifying information in your implement provisions of the Paperwork applicable State regulations.
comment, you should be aware that Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), Bureau Form Number: None.
your entire comment, including your require that interested members of the Frequency of Collection: Once.
personal identifying information, may public and affected agencies have an Description of Respondents: Citizens.
be made publicly available at any time. opportunity to comment on information Total Annual Responses: 38.
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While you can ask us in your comment collection and recordkeeping activities Total Annual Burden Hours: 38
to withhold your personal identifying [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice hours.
information from public review, we identifies information collection that Total Annual Non-Wage Burden: $0.
cannot guarantee that we will be able to OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for Authority: The authorities for this action
do so. approval. This collection is contained in are the Surface Mining Control and
Authority: The authorities for this action 30 CFR 842, Federal inspections and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30
are the Surface Mining Control and monitoring. U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork
Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 OSMRE will revise burden estimates, Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork where appropriate, to reflect current seq.).

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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 for 1029-0067.
Dates		OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, you should submit your comments to OMB by July 21, 2017, in order to be assured of consideration.
Contact		To request a copy of the information collection package, contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or electronically at [email protected] You may also view the collection at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain (Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is Department of the Interior, DOI-OSMRE).
FR Citation		82 FR 28352

82 FR 28352 - Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1029-0067; Restriction on Financial Interests of State Employees

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement