[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 53887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22551]


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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 1029-0094

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 seek the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to continue the collection of information for our 
General provisions. This information collection activity was previously 
approved by OMB and assigned clearance number 1029-0094.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection activity must be 
received by November 9, 2015, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 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 via 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (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 approval. This collection is contained in 30 
CFR part 700--General. OSMRE will request a 3-year term of approval for 
this information collection activity. Responses are required to obtain 
a benefit. We 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.
    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. 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 request to OMB.
    This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR part 700--General.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0094.
    Summary: This Part establishes procedures and requirements for 
terminating jurisdiction of surface coal mining and reclamation 
operations, petitions for rulemaking, and citizen suits filed under the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: State and tribal regulatory 
authorities, private citizens and citizen groups, and surface coal 
mining companies.
    Total Annual Responses: 23.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 80.

    Dated: September 1, 2015.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-22551 Filed 9-4-15;8:45 am]
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