83 FR 32326 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Reclamation on Private Lands

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 134 (July 12, 2018)

Page Range		32326-32327
FR Document		2018-14893

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 authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal governments to reclaim private lands and allows for the establishment of procedures for the recovery of the cost of reclamation activities on privately owned lands. This information collection activity was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned control number 1029-0057.

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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 1029-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Reclamation on Private 
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 authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal governments 
to reclaim private lands and allows for the establishment of procedures 
for the recovery of the cost of reclamation activities on privately 
owned lands. This information collection activity was previously 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned 
control number 1029-0057.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 10, 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 jtrelease@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact John Trelease by email at jtrelease@osmre.gov, 
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

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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 882--Reclamation on Private Lands.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0057.
    Abstract: Public Law 95-87 authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal 
governments to reclaim private lands and allows for the establishment 
of procedures for the recovery of the cost of reclamation activities on 
privately owned lands. These procedures are intended to ensure that 
governments have sufficient capability to file liens so that certain 
landowners will not receive a windfall from reclamation.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State governments and Indian Tribes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1 State or Tribe.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 120 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 120 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.
    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.).

John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR We are especially interested in public Authority:The authorities for this
comment addressing the following action are the Surface Mining Control
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to and Reclamation Act of 1977, as
and Enforcement the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) amended (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 how might the OSMRE enhance the (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control quality, utility, and clarity of the
John A. Trelease,
Number 1029–0094] information to be collected; and (4) how
might the OSMRE minimize the burden Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
Agency Information Collection of this collection on the respondents, [FR Doc. 2018–14890 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am]
Activities: General including through the use of BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
information technology.
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
Comments that you submit in
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
response to this notice are a matter of
ACTION: Notice of information collection; public record. We will include or
request for comment. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
summarize each comment in our request
and Enforcement
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
including your address, phone number, [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
email address, or other personal
the Office of Surface Mining SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
identifying information in your
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), Number 1029–0057]
comment, you should be aware that
are announcing our intention to request
your entire comment—including your Agency Information Collection
renewed approval for the collection of
personal identifying information—may Activities: Reclamation on Private
information establishes procedures and
be made publicly available at any time. Lands
requirements for terminating
While you can ask us in your comment
jurisdiction of surface coal mining and
to withhold your personal identifying AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
reclamation operations, petitions for
information from public review, we Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
rulemaking, and citizen suits filed
cannot guarantee that we will be able to ACTION: Notice of information collection;
under the Surface Mining Control and
do so. request for comment.
Reclamation Act of 1977. This
This notice provides the public with
information collection activity was SUMMARY: In accordance with the
60 days in which to comment on the
previously approved by the Office of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
following information collection
Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of Surface Mining
activity:
assigned control number 1029–0094. Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 700— Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
DATES: Interested persons are invited to General. are announcing our intention to request
submit comments on or before OMB Control Number: 1029–0094. renewed approval for the collection of
September 10, 2018. Abstract: The information requested information which authorizes Federal,
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on by this part establishes procedures and State, and Tribal governments to reclaim
this information collection request (ICR) requirements for terminating private lands and allows for the
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining jurisdiction of surface coal mining and establishment of procedures for the
Reclamation and Enforcement, reclamation operations, petitions for recovery of the cost of reclamation
Information Collection Clearance rulemaking, and citizen suits filed activities on privately owned lands.
Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 under the Surface Mining Control and This information collection activity was
C Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Reclamation Act of 1977. previously approved by the Office of
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may Form Number: None. Management and Budget (OMB), and
also be submitted electronically to Type of Review: Extension of a assigned control number 1029–0057.
jtrelease@osmre.gov. currently approved collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Respondents/Affected Public: State submit comments on or before
request additional information about and Tribal regulatory authorities, September 10, 2018.
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email private citizens and citizen groups, and ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone surface coal mining companies. this information collection request (ICR)
Total Estimated Number of Annual by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
at (202) 208–2783.
Respondents: 23 respondents. Reclamation and Enforcement,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Total Estimated Number of Annual
accordance with the Paperwork Information Collection Clearance
Responses: 23 responses. Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the Estimated Completion Time per
general public and other Federal C Street NW, Mail Stop 4559,
Response: Varies from 1 to 50 hours.
agencies with an opportunity to Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
Total Estimated Number of Annual
comment on new, proposed, revised, also be submitted electronically to
Burden Hours: 80 hours.
and continuing collections of Respondent’s Obligation: Required to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
information. This helps us assess the obtain or retain a benefit. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
impact of our information collection Frequency of Collection: Once. request additional information about
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requirements and minimize the public’s Total Estimated Annual Nonhour this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
reporting burden. It also helps the Burden Cost: $0. at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone
public understand our information An agency may not conduct or at (202) 208–2783.
collection requirements and provide the sponsor and a person is not required to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
requested data in the desired format. respond to a collection of information accordance with the Paperwork
We are soliciting comments on the unless it displays a currently valid OMB Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
proposed ICR that is described below. control number. general public and other Federal

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agencies with an opportunity to Estimated Completion Time per Reclamation and Enforcement,
comment on new, proposed, revised, Response: 120 hours. Information Collection Clearance
and continuing collections of Total Estimated Number of Annual Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849
information. This helps us assess the Burden Hours: 120 hours. C Street NW, Mail Stop 4559,
impact of our information collection Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
requirements and minimize the public’s obtain or retain a benefit. also be submitted electronically to
reporting burden. It also helps the Frequency of Collection: Once. jtrelease@osmre.gov.
public understand our information Total Estimated Annual Nonhour FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
collection requirements and provide the Burden Cost: $0. request additional information about
requested data in the desired format. An agency may not conduct or this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
We are soliciting comments on the sponsor and a person is not required to at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone
proposed ICR that is described below. respond to a collection of information at (202) 208–2783.
We are especially interested in public unless it displays a currently valid OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
comment addressing the following control number. accordance with the Paperwork
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Authority:The authorities for this Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) action are the Surface Mining Control general public and other Federal
is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) and Reclamation Act of 1977, as agencies with an opportunity to
how might the OSMRE enhance the amended (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and comment on new, proposed, revised,
quality, utility, and clarity of the the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and continuing collections of
information to be collected; and (4) how (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). information. This helps us assess the
might the OSMRE minimize the burden John A. Trelease, impact of our information collection
of this collection on the respondents, requirements and minimize the public’s
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
including through the use of reporting burden. It also helps the
[FR Doc. 2018–14893 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am]
information technology. public understand our information
Comments that you submit in BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
collection requirements and provide the
response to this notice are a matter of requested data in the desired format.
public record. We will include or We are soliciting comments on the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
summarize each comment in our request proposed ICR that is described below.
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before Office of Surface Mining Reclamation We are especially interested in public
including your address, phone number, and Enforcement comment addressing the following
email address, or other personal issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
identifying information in your [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2)
comment, you should be aware that is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
your entire comment—including your how might the OSMRE enhance the
Number 1029–0087]
personal identifying information—may quality, utility, and clarity of the
be made publicly available at any time. Agency Information Collection information to be collected; and (4) how
While you can ask us in your comment Activities: OSM–76—Abandoned Mine might the OSMRE minimize the burden
to withhold your personal identifying Land Problem Area Description Form of this collection on the respondents,
information from public review, we including through the use of
cannot guarantee that we will be able to AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining information technology.
do so. Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. Comments that you submit in
This notice provides the public with ACTION: Notice of information collection; response to this notice are a matter of
60 days in which to comment on the request for comment. public record. We will include or
following information collection summarize each comment in our request
activity: SUMMARY: In accordance with the
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 882— Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
including your address, phone number,
Reclamation on Private Lands. the Office of Surface Mining
email address, or other personal
OMB Control Number: 1029–0057. Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
identifying information in your
Abstract: Public Law 95–87 are announcing our intention to request
comment, you should be aware that
authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal renewed approval for the collection of
your entire comment—including your
governments to reclaim private lands information which is used to update the
personal identifying information—may
and allows for the establishment of Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
be made publicly available at any time.
procedures for the recovery of the cost and Enforcement’s electronic inventory
While you can ask us in your comment
of reclamation activities on privately of abandoned mine lands (e-AMLIS).
to withhold your personal identifying
owned lands. These procedures are From this inventory, the most serious
information from public review, we
intended to ensure that governments problem areas are selected for
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
have sufficient capability to file liens so reclamation through the apportionment
do so.
that certain landowners will not receive of funds to States and Indian tribes. This This notice provides the public with
a windfall from reclamation. information collection activity was 60 days in which to comment on the
Form Number: None. previously approved by the Office of following information collection
Type of Review: Extension of a Management and Budget (OMB), and activity:
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

currently approved collection. assigned control number 1029–0087. Title of Collection: Abandoned Mine
Respondents/Affected Public: State DATES: Interested persons are invited to Land Problem Area Description Form.
governments and Indian Tribes. submit comments on or before OMB Control Number: 1029–0087.
Total Estimated Number of Annual September 10, 2018. Abstract: The problem area
Respondents: 1 State or Tribe. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on description (PAD) form is used to
Total Estimated Number of Annual this information collection request (ICR) update the Office of Surface Mining
Responses: 1. by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 10, 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		83 FR 32326

83 FR 32326 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Reclamation on Private Lands

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 134 (July 12, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement