Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1029-0114; Technical Evaluation Surveys, 28351 [2017-12903]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12903]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1029-0114; Technical Evaluation Surveys

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments for 1029-0114.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 
announcing that the information collection request for its Technical 
Evaluation customer surveys has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information 
collection request describes the nature of the information collection 
and the expected burden and cost. The OMB control number for this 
collection of information is 1029-0114 and is on the forms as well as 
the expiration date.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by July 21, 2017, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or via email to 
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 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 refer to OMB control 
number 1029-0114 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 jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also review this 
collection by going to https://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection 
Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is Department of the Interior, 
DOI-OSMRE).

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)]. OSMRE has submitted a 
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collection of information 
contained in a series of technical evaluation customer surveys. OSMRE 
is requesting a 3-year term of approval for the 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 of information is 1029-0114.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
March 7, 2017 (82 FR 12840). 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: Technical Evaluation Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0114.
    Summary: The series of surveys are needed to ensure that technical 
assistance activities, technology transfer activities and technical 
forums are useful for those who participate or receive the assistance. 
Specifically, representatives from State and Tribal regulatory and 
reclamation authorities are the primary respondents, although 
representatives of industry, environmental or citizen groups, or the 
public, may be recipients of the assistance or may participate in these 
forums. These surveys are the primary means through which OSMRE 
evaluates its performance in meeting the performance goals outlined in 
its annual plans developed pursuant to the Government Performance and 
Results Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals who request information or 
assistance, although generally States and Tribal employees.
    Total Annual Responses: 106.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 9.
    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 burdens on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collections of the information, to the addresses listed under 
ADDRESSES. 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.

    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: May 10, 2017.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2017-12903 Filed 6-20-17; 8:45 am]
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