[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38563-38564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15928]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments 
for 1029-0063

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 
announcing its intention to request renewed approval for the continued 
collection of information for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund--Fee 
Collection and Coal Production Reporting and the form it implements, 
the OSM-1, Coal Reclamation Fee Report. This collection was previously 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and assigned 
control number 1029-0063.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by September 8, 2014, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John Trelease, Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 
203--SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may

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also be submitted electronically to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783 or via email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13), require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies 
an information collection that OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 
extension. This collection is contained in 30 CFR Part 870--Abandoned 
Mine Reclamation Fund--Fee Collection and Coal Production Reporting, 
and the implementing form OSM-1--Coal Reclamation Fee Report. OSMRE 
will request a 3-year term of approval for this information collection 
activity.
    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. The OMB control number for this 
collection is 1029-0063. Responses are mandatory.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will be included in OSMRE's submission of the 
information collection request to OMB.
    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: 30 CFR Part 870--Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund--Fee 
Collection and Coal Production Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0063.
    Summary: The information is used to maintain a record of coal 
produced for sale, transfer, or use nationwide each calendar quarter, 
the method of coal removal and the type of coal, and the basis for coal 
tonnage reporting in compliance with 30 CFR Part 870 and section 401 of 
Public Law 95-87. Individual reclamation fee payment liability is based 
on this information. Without the collection of information OSMRE could 
not implement its regulatory responsibilities and collect the fee.
    Bureau Form Number: OSM-1.
    Frequency of Collection: Quarterly.
    Description of Respondents: Coal mine permittees.
    Total Annual Responses: 8,792.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 810.

    Dated: July 2, 2014.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2014-15928 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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