82 FR 55113 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-25095 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55113-55114] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25095] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0040] Agency Information Collection Activities: Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection for requirements for permits for special categories of mining. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 19, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request (ICR) by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C Street NW.; Mail Stop 4559, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact John Trelease by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 208-2783. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) how might the OSMRE enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) how might the OSMRE minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 of Collection: 30 CFR part 785--Requirements for permits for special categories of mining. OMB Control Number: 1029-0040. Abstract: The information is being collected to meet the requirements of sections 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711 of Public Law 95-87, which require applicants for special types of mining activities to provide descriptions, maps, plans and data of the proposed activity. This information will be used by the regulatory authority in determining if the applicant can meet the applicable performance standards for the special type of mining activity. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Applicants for coal mine permits and State Regulatory Authorities. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 378. [[Page 55114]] Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 378. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 7 hours to 1,000 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,820 hours. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: Once. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0 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 authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 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: October 5, 2017. John A. Trelease, Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. [FR Doc. 2017-25095 Filed 11-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-05-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Before including your address, phone comment on new, proposed, revised,
Alexander, BLM Chief Cadastral number, email address, or other and continuing collections of
Surveyor for Montana; telephone: (406) personal identifying information in a information. This helps us assess the
896–5123; email: jalexand@blm.gov. notice of protest or statement of reasons, impact of our information collection
Persons who use a telecommunications you should be aware that the documents requirements and minimize the public’s
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the you submit—including your personal reporting burden. It also helps the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (800) identifying information—may be made public understand our information
877–8339 to contact the above publicly available in their entirety at collection requirements and provide the
individual during normal business any time. While you can ask us to requested data in the desired format.
hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a withhold your personal identifying We are soliciting comments on the
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message information from public review, we proposed ICR that is described below.
or question with the above individual. cannot guarantee that we will be able to We are especially interested in public
You will receive a reply during normal do so. comment addressing the following
business hours. Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chapter 3. issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2)
Joshua F. Alexander, is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)
surveyed are:
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana. how might the OSMRE enhance the
Principal Meridian, Montana [FR Doc. 2017–25072 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] quality, utility, and clarity of the
T. 22 N., R. 59 E. BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P information to be collected; and (4) how
Sec. 30. might the OSMRE minimize the burden
T. 23 N., R. 16 E. of this collection on the respondents,
Sec. 28. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR including through the use of
T. 7 S., R. 3 W. information technology.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Comments that you submit in
Secs. 23, 26, and 27. and Enforcement
T. 13 S., R. 6 W. response to this notice are a matter of
Sec. 32. [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 public record. We will include or
A person or party who wishes to 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 summarize each comment in our request
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
protest an official filing of a plat of
Number 1029–0040] including your address, phone number,
survey identified above must file a
written notice of protest with the BLM Agency Information Collection email address, or other personal
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana at Activities: Requirements for Permits identifying information in your
the address listed in the ADDRESSES for Special Categories of Mining comment, you should be aware that
section of this notice. The notice of your entire comment—including your
protest must identify the plat(s) of AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining personal identifying information—may
survey that the person or party wishes Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. be made publicly available at any time.
to protest. The notice of protest must be ACTION: Notice of Information While you can ask us in your comment
received in the BLM Montana State Collection; request for comment. to withhold your personal identifying
Office no later than the scheduled date information from public review, we
SUMMARY: In accordance with the cannot guarantee that we will be able to
of the proposed official filing for the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, do so.
plat(s) of survey being protested; if
the Office of Surface Mining This notice provides the public with
received after regular business hours, a
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), 60 days in which to comment on the
notice of protest will be considered filed
are proposing to renew an information following information collection
the next business day. A written
collection for requirements for permits activity:
statement of reasons in support of the
for special categories of mining. Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 785—
protest, if not filed with the notice of
protest, must be filed with the BLM DATES: Interested persons are invited to Requirements for permits for special
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Montana submit comments on or before January categories of mining.
within 30 calendar days after the notice 19, 2018. OMB Control Number: 1029–0040.
of protest is received. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on Abstract: The information is being
If a notice of protest of the plat(s) of this information collection request (ICR) collected to meet the requirements of
survey is received prior to the by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining sections 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711
scheduled date of official filing or Reclamation and Enforcement, of Public Law 95–87, which require
during the 10 calendar day grace period Information Collection Clearance applicants for special types of mining
provided in 43 CFR 4.401(a) and the Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C activities to provide descriptions, maps,
delay in filing is waived, the official Street NW.; Mail Stop 4559, plans and data of the proposed activity.
filing of the plat(s) of survey identified Washington, DC 20240. Comments may This information will be used by the
in the notice of protest will be stayed also be submitted electronically to regulatory authority in determining if
pending consideration of the protest. A jtrelease@osmre.gov. the applicant can meet the applicable
plat of survey will not be officially filed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To performance standards for the special
until the next business day after all request additional information about type of mining activity.
timely protests have been dismissed or this ICR, contact John Trelease by email Form Number: None.
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otherwise resolved. at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone Type of Review: Extension of a
If a notice of protest is received after at (202) 208–2783. currently approved collection.
the scheduled date of official filing and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Respondents/Affected Public:
the 10 calendar day grace period accordance with the Paperwork Applicants for coal mine permits and
provided in 43 CFR 4.401(a), the notice Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the State Regulatory Authorities.
of protest will be untimely, may not be general public and other Federal Total Estimated Number of Annual
considered, and may be dismissed. agencies with an opportunity to Respondents: 378.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual Washington, DC 20240. Comments may requirements of 30 CFR parts 772 and
Responses: 378. also be submitted electronically to 815, and section 512 of SMCRA (30
Estimated Completion Time per jtrelease@osmre.gov. U.S.C. 1262).
Response: Varies from 7 hours to 1,000 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Form Number: None.
hours, depending on activity. request additional information about Type of Review: Extension of a
Total Estimated Number of Annual this ICR, contact John Trelease by email currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 18,820 hours. at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone Respondents/Affected Public: Persons
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to at (202) 208–2783. planning to conduct coal exploration
obtain or retain a benefit. and State regulatory authorities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
Frequency of Collection: Once. Total Estimated Number of Annual
accordance with the Paperwork
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Respondents: 1,024 persons submitting
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
Burden Cost: $0 exploration notices or permits, and 24
general public and other Federal
An agency may not conduct or State regulatory authorities.
agencies with an opportunity to
sponsor and a person is not required to Total Estimated Number of Annual
comment on new, proposed, revised,
respond to a collection of information Responses: 1,125 responses by persons
and continuing collections of
unless it displays a currently valid OMB submitting exploration notices or
information. This helps us assess the
control number. permits, and 1,031 responses by State
impact of our information collection
The authority for this action is the regulatory authorities.
requirements and minimize the public’s Estimated Completion Time per
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 reporting burden. It also helps the
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Response: Varies from .5 hours to 70
public understand our information hours for persons submitting
Authority: The authorities for this action collection requirements and provide the exploration notices or permits,
are the Surface Mining Control and requested data in the desired format.
Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 depending on activity, .5 hours to 53
We are soliciting comments on the hours for State regulatory authorities,
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork proposed ICR that is described below.
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et depending on activity.
We are especially interested in public Total Estimated Number of Annual
seq.).
comment addressing the following Burden Hours: 7,644 hours.
Dated: October 5, 2017. issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
John A. Trelease, the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) obtain or retain a benefit.
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) Frequency of Collection: Once.
[FR Doc. 2017–25095 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] how might the OSMRE enhance the Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P quality, utility, and clarity of the Burden Cost: $2,408.
information to be collected; and (4) how An agency may not conduct or
might the OSMRE minimize the burden sponsor and a person is not required to
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of this collection on the respondents, respond to a collection of information
including through the use of unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation information technology. control number.
and Enforcement Comments that you submit in The authority for this action is the
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 response to this notice are a matter of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 public record. We will include or U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control summarize each comment in our request
Authority: The authorities for this action
Number 1029–0112] to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
are the Surface Mining Control and
including your address, phone number, Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30
Agency Information Collection email address, or other personal U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork
Activities: Requirements for Coal identifying information in your Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
Exploration comment, you should be aware that seq.).
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining your entire comment—including your Dated: October 5, 2017.
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. personal identifying information—may
John A. Trelease,
be made publicly available at any time.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
While you can ask us in your comment
request for comment. to withhold your personal identifying [FR Doc. 2017–25096 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: In accordance with the information from public review, we BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, cannot guarantee that we will be able to
the Office of Surface Mining do so.
This notice provides the public with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information 60 days in which to comment on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
collection for requirements for coal following information collection and Enforcement
exploration. activity:
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 772— [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Requirements for coal exploration. 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
submit comments on or before January OMB Control Number: 1029–0112. SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
19, 2018. Abstract: OSMRE and State regulatory Number 1029–0036]
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ADDRESSES: Send your comments on authorities use the information collected Agency Information Collection
this information collection request (ICR) under 30 CFR part 772 to keep track of Activities: Surface Mining Permit
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining coal exploration activities, evaluate the Applications—Minimum Requirements
Reclamation and Enforcement, need for an exploration permit, and for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Information Collection Clearance ensure that exploration activities
Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C comply with the environmental AGENCY:Office of Surface Mining
Street NW., Mail Stop 4559, protection and reclamation Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 19, 2018. | |
| Contact | To request additional information about this ICR, contact John Trelease by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 208-2783. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 55113 |
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