Part 772 60-day FR Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2017 / Notices

Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 378.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 7 hours to 1,000
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,820 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0
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 authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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.).
Dated: October 5, 2017.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2017–25095 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0112]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requirements for Coal
Exploration
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection for requirements for coal
exploration.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C
Street NW., Mail Stop 4559,

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Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
also be submitted electronically to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
at [email protected], or by telephone
at (202) 208–2783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2)
is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)
how might the OSMRE enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) how
might the OSMRE minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 of Collection: 30 CFR part 772—
Requirements for coal exploration.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0112.
Abstract: OSMRE and State regulatory
authorities use the information collected
under 30 CFR part 772 to keep track of
coal exploration activities, evaluate the
need for an exploration permit, and
ensure that exploration activities
comply with the environmental
protection and reclamation

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requirements of 30 CFR parts 772 and
815, and section 512 of SMCRA (30
U.S.C. 1262).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Persons
planning to conduct coal exploration
and State regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,024 persons submitting
exploration notices or permits, and 24
State regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,125 responses by persons
submitting exploration notices or
permits, and 1,031 responses by State
regulatory authorities.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from .5 hours to 70
hours for persons submitting
exploration notices or permits,
depending on activity, .5 hours to 53
hours for State regulatory authorities,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 7,644 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $2,408.
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 authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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.).
Dated: October 5, 2017.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2017–25096 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0036]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Surface Mining Permit
Applications—Minimum Requirements
for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

AGENCY:

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