[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46601-46602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19191]
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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 1029-0027
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 approval to continue the
collections of information regarding general requirements for surface
coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. This
information collection activity was previously approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned clearance number 1029-
0027.
DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received
by October 5, 2015, 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 also be submitted
electronically to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information
collection request, contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or at the
email address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 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
approval. This collection is contained in 30 CFR part 740--General
requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation
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operations on Federal lands (1029-0027). 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. Responses are required to obtain a benefit for this
collection.
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 accompany OSMRE's submission of the
information collection requests 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.
This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on
the following information collection activity:
Title: 30 CFR part 740--General requirements for surface coal
mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0027.
Summary: Section 523 of SMCRA requires that a Federal lands program
be established to govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations
on Federal lands. The information requested is needed to assist the
regulatory authority determine the eligibility of an applicant to
conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Applicants for surface coal mine
permits on Federal lands, and State Regulatory Authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 12.
Total Annual Burden Hours for Applicants: 780.
Total Annual Burden Hours for States: 1,425.
Total Annual Burden for All Respondents: 2,205.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-19191 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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