AML Contractor Information 30-day FR Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 236 / Wednesday, December 9, 2015 / Notices

each meeting for public comment. Oral
comments will be summarized for the
record. If individuals wish to have their
comments recorded verbatim, they must
submit them in writing. Written
comments and requests for agenda items
may be sent to: Federal Advisory
Commission, Paterson Great Falls
National Historical Park, 72 McBride
Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501.
Before including your address,
telephone 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 may 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. All comments will
be made part of the public record and
will be electronically distributed to all
Commission members.
Dated: December 1, 2015.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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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
1029–0119
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
announcing that the information
collection request for contractor
eligibility, and the Abandoned Mine
Land Contractor Information Form, has
been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The information
collection request describes the nature
of the information collection and the
expected burden and cost. This
information collection activity was
previously approved by OMB and
assigned control number 1029–0119.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 8, 2016, to be assured
of consideration.

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Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Department of the Interior Desk
Officer, via email at OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or by facsimile to (202)
395–5806. Also, please send a copy of
your comments to John Trelease, Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave.
NW., Room 203–SIB, Washington, DC
20240, or electronically to jtrelease@
osmre.gov. Please reference 1029–0119
in your correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease
at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at
[email protected]. You may also
review this information collection
request on the Internet by going to
http://www.reginfo.gov (Information
Collection Review, Currently Under
Review, Agency is Department of the
Interior, DOI–OSMRE).
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)]. OSMRE has
submitted a request to OMB to renew its
approval for the collection of
information for 30 CFR 874.16, and the
AML Contractor Information Form
which is found in the Applicant/
Violator System (AVS) handbook.
OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term of
approval for this collection.
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 of
information is 1029–0119.
As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on August
17, 2015 (80 FR 49267). No comments
were received. This notice provides the
public with an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the following
information collection activity:
Title: 30 CFR 874.16—Contractor
Eligibility and the Abandoned Mine
Land Contractor Information Form.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0119.
Summary: 30 CFR 874.16 requires
that every successful bidder for an AML
contract must be eligible under 30 CFR
773.15(b)(1) at the time of contract
award to receive a permit or conditional
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permit to conduct surface coal mining
operations. Further, the regulation
requires the eligibility to be confirmed
by OSMRE’s automated Applicant/
Violator System (AVS) and the
contractor must be eligible under the
regulations implementing section 510(c)
of the Surface Mining Act to receive
permits to conduct mining operations.
This form provides a tool for OSMRE
and the States/Indian tribes to help
them prevent persons with outstanding
violations from conducting further
mining or AML reclamation activities in
the State.
Bureau Form Title: AML Contractor
Information Form (No form number).
Frequency of Collection: Once per
contract.
Description of Respondents: AML
contract applicants and State and Tribal
regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 247 bidders
and 93 State/Tribal responses.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 205.
Obligation to Respond: Required in
order to obtain or retain benefits.
Send comments on the need for the
collection of information for the
performance of the functions of the
agency; the accuracy of the agency’s
burden estimates; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and ways to
minimize the information collection
burden on respondents, such as use of
automated means of collection of the
information, to the offices listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Please refer to the
appropriate OMB control number in all
correspondence.
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.
Dated: December 4, 2015.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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