Part 840 60-day FR Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 134 / Thursday, July 12, 2018 / Notices
certain types of surface mining
operations and for terminating
designations pursuant to a petition. The
information requested will aid the
regulatory authority in the decision
making process to approve or
disapprove a request.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: People
who may be adversely affected by
surface mining on Federal lands.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: One every three years.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: One every three years.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 3,000 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,000 hours annually.
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.
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.).
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
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SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0051]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: State Regulatory Authority:
Inspection and Enforcement
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

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AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are announcing our intention to request
renewed approval for the collection of

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information which requires that each
regulatory authority conduct periodic
inspections of coal mining activities,
and prepare and maintain inspection
reports and other related documents for
OSMRE and public review. This
information collection activity was
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
assigned control number 1029–0051.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 10, 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,
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

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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 840—
State Regulatory Authority: Inspection
and Enforcement.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0051.
Abstract: This provision requires the
regulatory authority to conduct periodic
inspections of coal mining activities,
and prepare and maintain inspection
reports and other related documents for
OSMRE and public review. This
information is necessary to meet the
requirements of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
and its public participation provisions.
Public review assures the public that the
State is meeting the requirements of the
Act and approved State regulatory
program.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
Regulatory Authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 24 States.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 106,382.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: From 4.7 hours to 1,081
hours per response depending on
activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 296,938 hours for States.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once,
annually, quarterly, and monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $1,440.
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.
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.).
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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