83 FR 45139 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Permit Applications-Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 172 (September 5, 2018)

Page Range		45139-45139
FR Document		2018-19219

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 for Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information. This information collection activity was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned control number 1029-0117.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Permit Applications--
Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related 
Information

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 for Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, 
Financial, Compliance, and Related Information. This information 
collection activity was previously approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB), and assigned control number 1029-0117.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 5, 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 778--Permit Applications--Minimum 
Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0117.
    Abstract: Section 507(b) of Public Law 95-87 provides that persons 
conducting coal mining activities submit to the regulatory authority 
all relevant information regarding ownership and control of the mining 
company, their compliance status and history, and authority to mine the 
property. This information is used to insure all legal, financial and 
compliance requirements are satisfied prior to issuance or denial of a 
permit.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Surface coal mining permit applicants 
and State regulatory authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 162 Surface coal 
mining permit applicants and 24 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,091 Surface coal 
mining permit applicants and 448 State regulatory authorities.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from .5 hour to 16 
hours for permit applicants, and 1 to 3 hours for States, depending on 
activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,512 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 Total Estimated Number of Annual
comment addressing the following Burden Hours: 4,512 hours.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
and Enforcement the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) obtain or retain a benefit.
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) Frequency of Collection: Once.
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 how might the OSMRE enhance the Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control quality, utility, and clarity of the Burden Cost: $0.
Number 1029–0117] 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
Agency Information Collection of this collection on the respondents, respond to a collection of information
Activities: Permit Applications— including through the use of unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Minimum Requirements for Legal, information technology. control number.
Financial, Compliance, and Related Comments that you submit in Authority: The authorities for this action
Information response to this notice are a matter of are the Surface Mining Control and
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining public record. We will include or Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. summarize each comment in our request U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
ACTION: Notice of information collection; seq.).
including your address, phone number,
request for comment. email address, or other personal John A. Trelease,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the identifying information in your Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, comment, you should be aware that [FR Doc. 2018–19219 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am]
the Office of Surface Mining your entire comment—including your
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Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), personal identifying information—may
are announcing our intention to request be made publicly available at any time.
renewed approval for the collection of While you can ask us in your comment DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
information for Permit Applications— to withhold your personal identifying
Minimum Requirements for Legal, information from public review, we Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
Financial, Compliance, and Related cannot guarantee that we will be able to and Enforcement
Information. This information collection do so.
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activity was previously approved by the This notice provides the public with
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Office of Management and Budget 60 days in which to comment on the SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
(OMB), and assigned control number following information collection Number 1029–0089]
1029–0117. activity:
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 778— Agency Information Collection
submit comments on or before Permit Applications—Minimum Activities: Exemption for Coal
November 5, 2018. Requirements for Legal, Financial, Extraction Incidental to the Extraction
Compliance, and Related Information. of Other Minerals
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
OMB Control Number: 1029–0117.
this information collection request (ICR) Abstract: Section 507(b) of Public Law AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining 95–87 provides that persons conducting Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
Reclamation and Enforcement, coal mining activities submit to the ACTION: Notice of information collection;
Information Collection Clearance regulatory authority all relevant request for comment.
Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C information regarding ownership and
Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
control of the mining company, their
DC 20240. Comments may also be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
compliance status and history, and
submitted electronically to jtrelease@ the Office of Surface Mining
authority to mine the property. This
osmre.gov. Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
information is used to insure all legal,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To are announcing our intention to request
financial and compliance requirements
request additional information about renewed approval for the collection of
are satisfied prior to issuance or denial
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email information which implements the
of a permit.
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone requirement in Section 701(28) of the
Form Number: None.
at (202) 208–2783. Surface Mining Control and
Type of Review: Extension of a
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In currently approved collection.
grants an exemption from the
accordance with the Paperwork Respondents/Affected Public: Surface
requirements of SMCRA to operators
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the coal mining permit applicants and State
extracting not more than 16 2⁄3
general public and other Federal regulatory authorities.
percentage tonnage of coal incidental to
agencies with an opportunity to Total Estimated Number of Annual the extraction of other minerals. This
comment on new, proposed, revised, Respondents: 162 Surface coal mining information will be used by the
and continuing collections of permit applicants and 24 State regulatory authorities to make that
information. This helps us assess the regulatory authorities. determination.
impact of our information collection Total Estimated Number of Annual
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requirements and minimize the public’s Responses: 1,091 Surface coal mining DATES: Interested persons are invited to
reporting burden. It also helps the permit applicants and 448 State submit comments on or before
public understand our information regulatory authorities. November 5, 2018.
collection requirements and provide the Estimated Completion Time per ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
requested data in the desired format. Response: Varies from .5 hour to 16 this information collection request (ICR)
We are soliciting comments on the hours for permit applicants, and 1 to 3 by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
proposed ICR that is described below. hours for States, depending on activity. Reclamation and Enforcement,

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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 November 5, 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 45139

83 FR 45139 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Permit Applications-Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 172 (September 5, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement