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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F
178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00
33F 17XS501520]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Permanent Program
Performance Standards—Surface and
Underground Mining Activities
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 collection of
information for the permanent program
performance standards—surface mining
activities and underground mining
activities.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by October 16, 2017, 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 by 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
renewed approval. This collection is
contained in 30 CFR parts 816 and
817—Permanent Program Performance
Standards—Surface and Underground
Mining Activities. 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

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number for parts 816 and 817 is 1029–
0047. Responses are required to obtain
a benefit for this collection.
OSMRE has revised burden estimates,
where appropriate, to reflect current
reporting levels or adjustments based on
reestimates of burden or respondents
and costs.
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.
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 parts 816 and 817—
Permanent Program Performance
Standards—Surface and Underground
Mining Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0047.
Summary: Sections 515 and 516 of the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that
permittees conducting coal mining
operations shall meet all applicable
performance standards of the Act. The
information collected is used by the
regulatory authority to monitor and
inspect surface coal mining activities to
ensure that they are conducted in
compliance with the requirements of the
Act.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once, on
occasion, quarterly and annually.
Description of Respondents: Coal
mining operators and State regulatory
authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 391,081.
Total Annual Burden Hours:
1,963,782.
Total Annual Burden Cost:
$8,662,409.
Authority: The authorities for this action
are the Surface Mining Control and

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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.).
Dated: June 27, 2017.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F
178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00
33F 17XS501520]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: OMB Control Number 1029–
0039; Underground Mining Permit
Applications—Minimum Requirements
for Reclamation and Operation Plans
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments for 1029–0039.
AGENCY:

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 collection of
information for Underground Mining
Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Reclamation and
Operation Plans.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by October 16, 2017, to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:

Comments may be mailed to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue 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 by 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
ADDRESSES:

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renewed approval. OSMRE will seek a
3-year term of approval for the
collection contained in 30 CFR part 784.
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 Part 784 is 1029–0039, and
may be found in OSMRE’s regulations at
30 CFR 784.10. Responses are required
to obtain a benefit for this collection.
OSMRE has revised burden estimates,
where appropriate, to reflect current
reporting levels or adjustments based on
reestimates of burden or respondents
and costs.
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 784—Underground
Mining Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Reclamation and
Operation Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0039.
Summary: Sections 507(b), 508(a) and
516(b) of Public Law 95–87 require
underground coal mine permit
applicants to submit an operations and
reclamation plan and establish
performance standards for the mining
operation. Information submitted is
used by the regulatory authority to
determine if the applicant can comply
with the applicable performance and
environmental standards required by
the law.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: 45
underground coal mining permit
applicants and 24 State regulatory
authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 1,224.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,906.
Total Annual Non-wage Cost Burden:
$439,110.
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.).

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Dated: June 27, 2017.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2017–17293 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F
178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00
33F 17XS501520]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: OMB Control Number 1029–
0063; Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund—Fee Collection and Coal
Production Reporting and Form OSM–
1, Coal Reclamation Fee Report
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments for 1029–0063.
AGENCY:

In accordance 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 October 16, 2017, to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:

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 at
[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
ADDRESSES:

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OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
extension. This collection is contained
in 30 CFR 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 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 870 and
section 401 of Public Law 95–87.
Individual reclamation fee payment
liability is based on this information.
Without the collection of this
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.
Authority: The authorities for this action
are the Surface Mining Control and

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