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 Range		62898-62899
FR Document		2018-26425

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)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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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.
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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
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withhold your personal identifying general public and other Federal
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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
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Abstract: This collection of collection requirements and provides
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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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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,
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and continuing collections of Estimated Completion Time per
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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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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 January 4, 2019.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 62898

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement