83_FR_31697 83 FR 31567 - Agency Information Collection Activities: General Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands

83 FR 31567 - Agency Information Collection Activities: General Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 130 (July 6, 2018)

Page Range31567-31568
FR Document2018-14450

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are announcing our intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information which requires that a Federal lands program be established to govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. The information requested is needed to assist the regulatory authority to determine the eligibility of an applicant to conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands. This information collection activity was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned control number 1029-0027.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31567-31568]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14450]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 
18XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities: General Requirements 
for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands

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

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are 
announcing our intention to request renewed approval for the collection 
of information which requires that a Federal lands program be 
established to govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations on 
Federal lands. The information requested is needed to assist the 
regulatory authority to determine the eligibility of an applicant to 
conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands. This 
information collection activity was previously approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned control number 1029-0027.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 4, 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 740--General Requirements for 
Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0027.
    Abstract: Section 523 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977 requires that a Federal lands program be established to 
govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. 
The information requested is needed to assist the regulatory authority 
to determine the eligibility of an applicant to conduct surface coal 
mining operations on Federal lands.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Applicants for surface coal mine 
permits on Federal lands, and State Regulatory Authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 6 applicants and 6 
States.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6 applicants and 6 
States.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 780 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 780 hours for 
applicants and 1,425 hours for States.
    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.

    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

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Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2018-14450 Filed 7-5-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 130 / Friday, July 6, 2018 / Notices 31567 for Alaska, BLM. The notice of protest SUMMARY: In accordance with the summarize each comment in our request must identify the plat(s) of survey that Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, to OMB to approve this ICR. Before the person or party wishes to protest. the Office of Surface Mining including your address, phone number, The notice of protest must be filed Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), email address, or other personal before the scheduled date of official are announcing our intention to request identifying information in your filing for the plat(s) of survey being renewed approval for the collection of comment, you should be aware that protested. Any notice of protest filed information which requires that a your entire comment—including your after the scheduled date of official filing Federal lands program be established to personal identifying information—may will not be considered. A notice of govern surface coal mining and be made publicly available at any time. protest is considered filed on the date it reclamation operations on Federal While you can ask us in your comment is received by the State Director for lands. The information requested is to withhold your personal identifying Alaska during regular business hours; if needed to assist the regulatory authority information from public review, we received after regular business hours, a to determine the eligibility of an cannot guarantee that we will be able to notice of protest will be considered filed applicant to conduct surface coal do so. the next business day. A written mining operations on Federal lands. This notice provides the public with statement of reasons in support of a This information collection activity was 60 days in which to comment on the protest, if not filed with the notice of previously approved by the Office of following information collection protest, must be filed with the State Management and Budget (OMB), and activity: Director for Alaska within 30 calendar assigned control number 1029–0027. days after the notice of protest is filed. DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 740— If a notice of protest against a plat of submit comments on or before General Requirements for Surface Coal survey is received prior to the September 4, 2018. Mining and Reclamation Operations on scheduled date of official filing, the Federal Lands. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on official filing of the plat of survey this information collection request (ICR) OMB Control Number: 1029–0027. identified in the notice of protest will be by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining Abstract: Section 523 of the Surface stayed pending consideration of the Reclamation and Enforcement, Mining Control and Reclamation Act of protest. A plat of survey will not be Information Collection Clearance 1977 requires that a Federal lands officially filed until the dismissal or Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C program be established to govern resolution of all protests of the plat. Street NW; Mail Stop 4559, Washington, surface coal mining and reclamation Before including your address, phone DC 20240. Comments may also be operations on Federal lands. The number, email address, or other submitted electronically to jtrelease@ information requested is needed to personal identifying information in a osmre.gov. assist the regulatory authority to notice of protest or statement of reasons, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To determine the eligibility of an applicant you should be aware that the documents request additional information about to conduct surface coal mining you submit, including your personal this ICR, contact John Trelease by email operations on Federal lands. identifying information, may be made at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone Form Number: None. publicly available in their entirety at at (202) 208–2783. any time. While you can ask us to Type of Review: Extension of a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In currently approved collection. withhold your personal identifying accordance with the Paperwork information from public review, we Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the Respondents/Affected Public: cannot guarantee that we will be able to general public and other Federal Applicants for surface coal mine do so. agencies with an opportunity to permits on Federal lands, and State Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. comment on new, proposed, revised, Regulatory Authorities. and continuing collections of Total Estimated Number of Annual Douglas N. Haywood, information. This helps us assess the Respondents: 6 applicants and 6 States. Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Alaska. impact of our information collection Total Estimated Number of Annual [FR Doc. 2018–14505 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] requirements and minimize the public’s Responses: 6 applicants and 6 States. BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P reporting burden. It also helps the Estimated Completion Time per public understand our information Response: 780 hours. collection requirements and provide the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR requested data in the desired format. Total Estimated Number of Annual We are soliciting comments on the Burden Hours: 780 hours for applicants Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 1,425 hours for States. proposed ICR that is described below. and Enforcement We are especially interested in public Respondent’s Obligation: Required to [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 comment addressing the following obtain or retain a benefit. 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Frequency of Collection: Once. SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) Number 1029–0027] is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) Total Estimated Annual Nonhour how might the OSMRE enhance the Burden Cost: $0. Agency Information Collection quality, utility, and clarity of the An agency may not conduct or Activities: General Requirements for information to be collected; and (4) how sponsor and a person is not required to daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation might the OSMRE minimize the burden respond to a collection of information Operations on Federal Lands of this collection on the respondents, unless it displays a currently valid OMB AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining including through the use of control number. Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. information technology. Authority: The authorities for this action Comments that you submit in are the Surface Mining Control and ACTION: Notice of Information response to this notice are a matter of Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 Collection; request for comment. public record. 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31568 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 130 / Friday, July 6, 2018 / Notices Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et reporting burden. It also helps the Estimated Completion Time per seq.). public understand our information Response: 267 hours. John A. Trelease, collection requirements and provide the Total Estimated Number of Annual Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. requested data in the desired format. Burden Hours: 267 hours. We are soliciting comments on the Respondent’s Obligation: Required to [FR Doc. 2018–14450 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] proposed ICR that is described below. obtain or retain a benefit. BILLING CODE 4310–05–P We are especially interested in public Frequency of Collection: Once. comment addressing the following Total Estimated Annual Nonhour DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Burden Cost: $0. the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) An agency may not conduct or Office of Surface Mining Reclamation is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) sponsor and a person is not required to and Enforcement how might the OSMRE enhance the respond to a collection of information quality, utility, and clarity of the unless it displays a currently valid OMB [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 information to be collected; and (4) how control number. 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 might the OSMRE minimize the burden Authority: The authorities for this SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029–0080] of this collection on the respondents, action are the Surface Mining Control including through the use of and Reclamation Act of 1977, as Agency Information Collection information technology. amended (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and Activities: Permanent Regulatory Comments that you submit in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Program Requirements—Standards for response to this notice are a matter of (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Certification of Blasters public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request John A. Trelease, AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining to OMB to approve this ICR. Before Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. including your address, phone number, [FR Doc. 2018–14451 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice of information collection; email address, or other personal BILLING CODE 4310–05–P request for comment. identifying information in your SUMMARY: In accordance with the comment, you should be aware that Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, your entire comment—including your INTERNATIONAL TRADE the Office of Surface Mining personal identifying information—may COMMISSION Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), be made publicly available at any time. are announcing our intention to request While you can ask us in your comment [Investigation No. 731–TA–1103 (Second renewed approval for the collection of to withhold your personal identifying Review)] information which is used to identify information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to Certain Activated Carbon From China and evaluate new blaster certification programs. This information collection do so. Determination activity was previously approved by the This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on the On the basis of the record 1 developed Office of Management and Budget in the subject five-year review, the (OMB), and assigned control number following information collection activity: United States International Trade 1029–0080. Commission (‘‘Commission’’) Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 850— DATES: Interested persons are invited to determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of Permanent Regulatory Program submit comments on or before 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that revocation of the Requirements—Standards for September 4, 2018. antidumping duty order on certain Certification of Blasters. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on OMB Control Number: 1029–0080. activated carbon from China would be this information collection request (ICR) Abstract: The information is used to likely to lead to continuation or by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining identify and evaluate new blaster recurrence of material injury to an Reclamation and Enforcement, certification programs. Part 850 industry in the United States within a Information Collection Clearance implements Section 719 of the Surface reasonably foreseeable time. Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C Mining Control and Reclamation Act Background Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington, (SMCRA). Section 719 requires the DC 20240. Comments may also be The Commission, pursuant to section Secretary of the Interior to issue submitted electronically to jtrelease@ 751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), regulations which provide for each State osmre.gov. instituted this review on February 1, regulatory authority to train, examine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 2018 (83 FR 4681) and determined on and certify persons for engaging in request additional information about May 7, 2018 that it would conduct an blasting or use of explosives in surface this ICR, contact John Trelease by email expedited review (83 FR 24345, May 25, coal mining operations. Each State that at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone 2018). wishes to certify blasters must submit a at (202) 208–2783. The Commission made this blasters certification program to OSMRE determination pursuant to section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In for approval. 751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). It accordance with the Paperwork Form Number: None. completed and filed its determination in Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the Type of Review: Extension of a this review on June 29, 2018. The views daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES general public and other Federal currently approved collection. of the Commission are contained in agencies with an opportunity to Respondents/Affected Public: State USITC Publication 4797 (June 2018), comment on new, proposed, revised, regulatory authorities and Indian Tribes. entitled Certain Activated Carbon from and continuing collections of Total Estimated Number of Annual information. This helps us assess the Respondents: 1 State or Tribe. 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the impact of our information collection Total Estimated Number of Annual Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 requirements and minimize the public’s Responses: 1. CFR 207.2(f)). 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Document Created: 2018-07-06 00:46:36
Document Modified: 2018-07-06 00:46:36
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 of Information Collection; request for comment.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 4, 2018.
ContactTo request additional information about this ICR, contact John Trelease by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 208-2783.
FR Citation83 FR 31567 
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