83_FR_63132 83 FR 62898 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals

83 FR 62898 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

Page Range62898-62899
FR Document2018-26425

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 implements the requirement in Section 701(28) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCRA to operators extracting not more than 16 \2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals. This information will be used by the regulatory authorities to make that determination.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 
19XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0089]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Exemption for Coal 
Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals

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 implements the requirement in Section 701(28) of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This 
grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCRA to operators 
extracting not more than 16 \2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal incidental 
to the extraction of other minerals. This information will be used by 
the regulatory authorities to make that determination.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington, DC 20240; or by email to 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1029-0089 in 
the subject line of your comments.

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. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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 provides the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
September 5, 2018 (83 FR 45139). No comments were received.
    We are again 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 OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) 
how might OSMRE enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) how might 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. 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.
    Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 702--Exemption for Coal Extraction 
Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0089.
    Abstract: This Part implements the requirement in Section 701(28) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 
which grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCRA to operators 
extracting not more than 16 \2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal incidental 
to the extraction of other minerals. This information will be used by 
the regulatory authorities to make that determination.

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    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Coal mine operators and State 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 43 Coal mine 
operators and 24 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 86 Coal mine operator 
responses and 126 State regulatory authority responses.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 to 28 hours 
per response from Coal mine operators, and 1 to 30 hours for State 
regulatory authorities, depending on collection activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 703 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Once and annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $600.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2018-26425 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               should be aware that your entire                        Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et              the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/
                                               comment—including your personal                         seq.).                                                public/do/PRAMain.
                                               identifying information—may be made                     John A. Trelease,                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                               publicly available at any time. While                   Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.         accordance with the Paperwork
                                               you can ask us in your comment to                                                                             Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–26424 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                               withhold your personal identifying                                                                            general public and other Federal
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
                                               information from public review, we                                                                            agencies with an opportunity to
                                               cannot guarantee that we will be able to                                                                      comment on new, proposed, revised,
                                               do so.                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            and continuing collections of
                                                  Title of Collection: 30 CFR Part 773—                                                                      information. This helps us assess the
                                               Requirements for Permits and Permit                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation                  impact of our information collection
                                               Processing.                                             and Enforcement                                       requirements and minimize the public’s
                                                  OMB Control Number: 1029–0115.                                                                             reporting burden. It also helps the
                                                                                                       [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
                                                                                                       190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000                          public understand our information
                                                  Abstract: This collection of                                                                               collection requirements and provides
                                                                                                       SX064A000 19XS501520; OMB Control
                                               information is authorized by part 773                                                                         the requested data in the desired format.
                                                                                                       Number 1029–0089]
                                               which addresses general and specific                                                                            A Federal Register notice with a 60-
                                               requirements for applicants to provide                  Agency Information Collection                         day public comment period soliciting
                                               information in the permitting process,                  Activities: Exemption for Coal                        comments on this collection of
                                               and for regulatory authorities to review                Extraction Incidental to the Extraction               information was published on
                                               permit applications, determine permit                   of Other Minerals                                     September 5, 2018 (83 FR 45139). No
                                               eligibility, and ascribe permit                                                                               comments were received.
                                               conditions. Part 773 also contains                      AGENCY:  Office of Surface Mining
                                                                                                                                                               We are again soliciting comments on
                                               provisions governing provisionally                      Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
                                                                                                                                                             the proposed ICR that is described
                                               issued permits, improvidently issued                    ACTION: Notice of information collection;             below. We are especially interested in
                                               permits, and challenges of ownership or                 request for comment.                                  public comment addressing the
                                               control listings and findings. This                                                                           following issues: (1) Is the collection
                                               information collection also authorizes                  SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                                                                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,                  necessary to the proper functions of
                                               the collection of permit processing fees                                                                      OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden
                                               approved under OSMRE regulations.                       the Office of Surface Mining
                                                                                                       Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),                  accurate; (3) how might OSMRE
                                                  Form Number: None.                                   are announcing our intention to request               enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
                                                  Type of Review: Extension of a                       renewed approval for the collection of                of the information to be collected; and
                                               currently approved collection.                          information which implements the                      (4) how might OSMRE minimize the
                                                                                                       requirement in Section 701(28) of the                 burden of this collection on the
                                                  Respondents/Affected Public: Coal                                                                          respondents, including through the use
                                               mine operators and State regulatory                     Surface Mining Control and
                                                                                                       Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This                 of information technology.
                                               authorities.                                                                                                    Comments that you submit in
                                                                                                       grants an exemption from the
                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                                                                           response to this notice are a matter of
                                                                                                       requirements of SMCRA to operators
                                               Respondents: 927 Coal mine operators                                                                          public record. Before including your
                                                                                                       extracting not more than 16 2⁄3
                                               and 24 State regulatory authorities.                                                                          address, phone number, email address,
                                                                                                       percentage tonnage of coal incidental to
                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                     the extraction of other minerals. This                or other personal identifying
                                               Responses: 941 Coal mine operator                       information will be used by the                       information in your comment, you
                                               responses and 4,080 State regulatory                    regulatory authorities to make that                   should be aware that your entire
                                               authority responses.                                    determination.                                        comment—including your personal
                                                                                                                                                             identifying information—may be made
                                                  Estimated Completion Time per                        DATES:   Interested persons are invited to            publicly available at any time. While
                                               Response: Varies from 1 to 6 hours per                  submit comments on or before January                  you can ask us in your comment to
                                               response from Coal mine operators, and                  4, 2019.                                              withhold your personal identifying
                                               1 to 32 hours for State regulatory                      ADDRESSES: Send written comments on                   information from public review, we
                                               authorities, depending on collection                    this information collection request (ICR)             cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                               activity.                                               to the Office of Management and                       do so.
                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                     Budget’s Desk Officer for the                           Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 702—
                                               Burden Hours: 56,078 hours.                             Department of the Interior by email at                Exemption for Coal Extraction
                                                  Respondent’s Obligation: Required to                 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via                   Incidental to the Extraction of Other
                                               obtain or retain a benefit.                             facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please                   Minerals.
                                                                                                       provide a copy of your comments to                      OMB Control Number: 1029–0089.
                                                  Frequency of Collection: Once.
                                                                                                       John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining                 Abstract: This Part implements the
                                                  Total Estimated Annual Nonhour                       Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C                   requirement in Section 701(28) of the
                                               Burden Cost: $99,000.                                   Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,                Surface Mining Control and
                                                  An agency may not conduct or                         DC 20240; or by email to jtrelease@                   Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA),
                                               sponsor and a person is not required to                 osmre.gov. Please reference OMB                       which grants an exemption from the
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                                               respond to a collection of information                  Control Number 1029–0089 in the                       requirements of SMCRA to operators
                                               unless it displays a currently valid OMB                subject line of your comments.                        extracting not more than 16 2⁄3
                                               control number.                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                   percentage tonnage of coal incidental to
                                                 Authority: The authorities for this action            request additional information about                  the extraction of other minerals. This
                                               are the Surface Mining Control and                      this ICR, contact John Trelease by email              information will be used by the
                                               Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30                 at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone               regulatory authorities to make that
                                               U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork                 at (202) 208–2783. You may also view                  determination.


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                                                                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 234 / Thursday, December 6, 2018 / Notices                                                 62899

                                                  Form Number: None.                                   are announcing our intention to request               respondents, including through the use
                                                  Type of Review: Extension of a                       renewed approval for the collection of                of information technology.
                                               currently approved collection.                          information which is used to identify                    Comments that you submit in
                                                  Respondents/Affected Public: Coal                    and evaluate the training courses                     response to this notice are a matter of
                                               mine operators and State regulatory                     requested by students to enhance their                public record. Before including your
                                               authorities.                                            job performance, to calculate the                     address, phone number, email address,
                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                     number of classes and instructors                     or other personal identifying
                                               Respondents: 43 Coal mine operators                     needed to complete OSMRE’s technical                  information in your comment, you
                                               and 24 State regulatory authorities.                    training mission, and to estimate costs               should be aware that your entire
                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                     to the training program.                              comment—including your personal
                                               Responses: 86 Coal mine operator                        DATES: Interested persons are invited to              identifying information—may be made
                                               responses and 126 State regulatory                      submit comments on or before January                  publicly available at any time. While
                                               authority responses.                                    4, 2019.                                              you can ask us in your comment to
                                                  Estimated Completion Time per                        ADDRESSES: Send written comments on                   withhold your personal identifying
                                               Response: Varies from 1 to 28 hours per                 this information collection request (ICR)             information from public review, we
                                               response from Coal mine operators, and                  to the Office of Management and                       cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                               1 to 30 hours for State regulatory                      Budget’s Desk Officer for the                         do so.
                                               authorities, depending on collection                    Department of the Interior by email at                   Title of Collection: Nomination and
                                               activity.                                               OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via                   Request for Payment Form for OSMRE’s
                                                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                     facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please                   National Technical Training Courses.
                                               Burden Hours: 703 hours.                                provide a copy of your comments to
                                                                                                       John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining                  OMB Control Number: 1029–0120.
                                                  Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                               obtain or retain a benefit.                             Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C                      Abstract: The form is used to identify
                                                  Frequency of Collection: Once and                    Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,                and evaluate the training courses
                                               annually.                                               DC 20240; or by email to jtrelease@                   requested by students to enhance their
                                                  Total Estimated Annual Nonhour                       osmre.gov. Please reference OMB                       job performance, to calculate the
                                               Burden Cost: $600.                                      Control Number 1029–0120 in the                       number of classes and instructors
                                                  An agency may not conduct or                         subject line of your comments.                        needed to complete OSMRE’s technical
                                               sponsor and a person is not required to                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                   training mission, and to estimate costs
                                               respond to a collection of information                  request additional information about                  to the training program.
                                               unless it displays a currently valid OMB                this ICR, contact John Trelease by email                 Form Number: OSM–105.
                                               control number.                                         at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone                  Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                 Authority: The authorities for this action
                                                                                                       at (202) 208–2783. You may also view                  currently approved collection.
                                               are the Surface Mining Control and                      the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/                       Respondents/Affected Public: State
                                               Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30                 public/do/PRAMain.                                    and Tribal regulatory and reclamation
                                               U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                         employees.
                                               Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et                accordance with the Paperwork
                                               seq.).                                                                                                           Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                                                                       Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
                                                                                                                                                             Respondents: 970 respondents.
                                               John A. Trelease,                                       general public and other Federal
                                                                                                       agencies with an opportunity to                          Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.                                                                 Responses: 970 responses.
                                                                                                       comment on new, proposed, revised,
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–26425 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       and continuing collections of                            Estimated Completion Time per
                                               BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
                                                                                                       information. This helps us assess the                 Response: 5 minutes.
                                                                                                       impact of our information collection                     Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              requirements and minimize the public’s                Burden Hours: 81 hours.
                                                                                                       reporting burden. It also helps the
                                                                                                                                                                Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                               Office of Surface Mining Reclamation                    public understand our information
                                                                                                                                                             obtain or retain a benefit.
                                               and Enforcement                                         collection requirements and provides
                                                                                                       the requested data in the desired format.                Frequency of Collection: Once.
                                               [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000                                A Federal Register notice with a 60-                  Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
                                               190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000                            day public comment period soliciting                  Burden Cost: $0.
                                               SX064A000 19XS501520; OMB Control
                                                                                                       comments on this collection of                           An agency may not conduct or
                                               Number 1029–0120]
                                                                                                       information was published on July 12,                 sponsor and a person is not required to
                                               Agency Information Collection                           2018 (83 FR 32328). No comments were                  respond to a collection of information
                                               Activities: Nomination and Request for                  received.                                             unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                                               Payment Form for OSMRE’s National                          We are again soliciting comments on                control number.
                                               Technical Training Courses                              the proposed ICR that is described
                                                                                                       below. We are especially interested in                  Authority: The authorities for this action
                                                                                                                                                             are the Surface Mining Control and
                                               AGENCY:  Office of Surface Mining                       public comment addressing the
                                                                                                                                                             Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30
                                               Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.                  following issues: (1) Is the collection
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                                                                                                                                                             U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork
                                               ACTION: Notice of information collection;               necessary to the proper functions of                  Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
                                               request for comment.                                    OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden                  seq.).
                                                                                                       accurate; (3) how might OSMRE
                                               SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       enhance the quality, utility, and clarity             John A. Trelease,
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,                    of the information to be collected; and               Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
                                               the Office of Surface Mining                            (4) how might OSMRE minimize the                      [FR Doc. 2018–26426 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                               Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)                     burden of this collection on the                      BILLING CODE 4310–05–P




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Document Created: 2018-12-05 02:35:31
Document Modified: 2018-12-05 02:35:31
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 January 4, 2019.
ContactTo request additional information about this ICR, contact John Trelease by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (202) 208-2783. You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation83 FR 62898 

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