83 FR 4514 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Reclamation Awards-Call for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

Page Range		4514-4514
FR Document		2018-01886

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 OSMRE's call for nominations for its Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Reclamation Awards--
Call for Nominations

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 
proposing to renew an information collection for OSMRE's call for 
nominations for its Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation 
Awards and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 2, 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 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: Reclamation Awards--Call for Nominations.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0129.
    Abstract: This information collection clearance package is being 
submitted by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSMRE) for renewed approval to collect information for our annual call 
for nominations for our Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation 
Awards and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards. Since 1986, the 
Office of Surface Mining has presented awards to coal mine operators 
who completed exemplary active reclamation. A parallel award program 
for abandoned mine land reclamation began in 1992. The objective was to 
give public recognition to those responsible for the nation's most 
outstanding achievement in environmentally sound surface mining and 
land reclamation and to encourage the exchange and transfer of 
successful reclamation technology. This collection request seeks a 
three-year term of approval.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Industry and state/tribal nominees for 
reclamation awards and state/tribal judges.
    Total Annual Responses: 14 active mine respondents, 11 state and 
tribal abandoned mine land program respondents, and 26 state and tribal 
judges.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,646.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Burden: $2,500.
    The authority for this action are the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201, et seq.) and the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).

    Dated: January 26, 2018.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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requiring special accommodations to Awards and Abandoned Mine Land following information collection
access the public meeting should Reclamation Awards. activity:
contact Ms. Grantz at least five (5) DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: Reclamation
business days prior to the meeting so submit comments on or before April 2, Awards—Call for Nominations.
that appropriate arrangements can be 2018.
made. OMB Control Number: 1029–0129.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
Public Disclosure of Comments: Time Abstract: This information collection
this information collection request (ICR)
will be allowed at the meeting for any clearance package is being submitted by
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
individual or organization wishing to the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement,
make formal oral comments. To allow Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
Information Collection Clearance
for full consideration of information by for renewed approval to collect
Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C
the AMWG members, written notice information for our annual call for
Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,
must be provided to Katrina Grantz, nominations for our Excellence in
DC 20240. Comments may also be
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation
submitted electronically to jtrelease@
Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Awards and Abandoned Mine Land
osmre.gov.
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138; Reclamation Awards. Since 1986, the
email at kgrantz@usbr.gov; or facsimile FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Office of Surface Mining has presented
(801) 524–3807, at least five (5) business request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email awards to coal mine operators who
days prior to the meeting. Any written
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone completed exemplary active
comments received will be provided to
the AMWG members. at (202) 208–2783. reclamation. A parallel award program
Before including your address, phone for abandoned mine land reclamation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
number, email address, or other began in 1992. The objective was to give
accordance with the Paperwork
personal identifying information in your public recognition to those responsible
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
comment, you should be aware that general public and other Federal for the nation’s most outstanding
your entire comment—including your agencies with an opportunity to achievement in environmentally sound
personal identifying information—may comment on new, proposed, revised, surface mining and land reclamation
be made publicly available at any time. and continuing collections of and to encourage the exchange and
While you can ask us in your comment information. This helps us assess the transfer of successful reclamation
to withhold your personal identifying impact of our information collection technology. This collection request
information from public review, we requirements and minimize the public’s seeks a three-year term of approval.
cannot guarantee that we will be able to reporting burden. It also helps the Form Numbers: N/A.
do so. public understand our information
Type of Review: Extension of a
Dated: December 18, 2017. collection requirements and provide the
currently approved collection.
Katrina Grantz, requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the Respondents/Affected Public:
Chief, Adaptive Management Work Group,
Environmental Resources Division, Upper proposed ICR that is described below. Industry and state/tribal nominees for
Colorado Regional Office. We are especially interested in public reclamation awards and state/tribal
[FR Doc. 2018–01922 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am] comment addressing the following judges.
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issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Total Annual Responses: 14 active
the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2) mine respondents, 11 state and tribal
is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) abandoned mine land program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR how might the OSMRE enhance the respondents, and 26 state and tribal
quality, utility, and clarity of the judges.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation information to be collected; and (4) how
and Enforcement might the OSMRE minimize the burden Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,646.
of this collection on the respondents, Total Annual Non-Wage Burden:
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 including through the use of $2,500.
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 information technology. The authority for this action are the
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control Comments that you submit in
Number 1029–0129] Surface Mining Control and
response to this notice are a matter of
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
public record. We will include or
Agency Information Collection 1201, et seq.) and the Paperwork
summarize each comment in our request
Activities; Reclamation Awards—Call Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501,
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
for Nominations et seq.).
including your address, phone number,
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining email address, or other personal Dated: January 26, 2018.
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. identifying information in your John A. Trelease,
ACTION: Notice of Information comment, you should be aware that Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
Collection; request for comment. your entire comment—including your [FR Doc. 2018–01886 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
personal identifying information—may
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, While you can ask us in your comment
the Office of Surface Mining to withhold your personal identifying
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), information from public review, we
are proposing to renew an information cannot guarantee that we will be able to
collection for OSMRE’s call for do so.
nominations for its Excellence in This notice provides the public with
Surface Coal Mining Reclamation 60 days in which to comment on the

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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 April 2, 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 4514

83 FR 4514 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Reclamation Awards-Call for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement