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(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Bond and Insurance
Requirements for Surface Coal Mining
and Reclamation Operations Under
Regulatory Programs
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,
SUMMARY:
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the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are announcing our intention to request
renewed approval for the collection of
information for bond and insurance
requirements for surface coal mining
and reclamation operations under
regulatory programs. This information
collection activity was previously
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and assigned control
number 1029–0043.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 23,
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 jtrelease@
osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, 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
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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 800—
Bond and Insurance Requirements for
Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation
Operations under Regulatory Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0043.
Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR
part 800 primarily implement § 509 of
the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the
Act), which requires that people
planning to conduct surface coal mining
operations first post a performance bond
to guarantee fulfillment of all
reclamation obligations under the
approved permit. The regulations also
establish bond release requirements and
procedures consistent with § 519 of the
Act, liability insurance requirements
pursuant to § 507(f) of the Act, and
procedures for bond forfeiture should
the permittee default on reclamation
obligations.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Applicants for surface coal mine
permits and State regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 219 coal mining
applicants and 24 state regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,285 responses from the
private sector and 7,874 responses from
State regulatory authorities.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from .5 hours to 40
hours, depending upon activity and
type of respondent.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 147,817 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $1,499,614.
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
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Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2018–10852 Filed 5–21–18; 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 1029–0111]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Surface and Underground
Mining Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Information on
Environmental Resources
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 announcing our intention to request
renewed approval for the collection of
information for surface and
underground mining permit
applications—minimum requirements
for information on environmental
resources. This information collection
activity was previously approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and assigned control number
1029–0035.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 23,
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 jtrelease@
osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, 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
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SUMMARY:
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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 parts 779
and 783—Surface and Underground
Mining Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Information on
Environmental Resources.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0035.
Abstract: Applicants for surface and
underground coal mining permits are
required to provide adequate
descriptions of the environmental
resources that may be affected by
proposed mining activities. The
information will be used by the
regulatory authority to determine if the
applicant can comply with
environmental protection performance
standards.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Applicants for surface and underground
coal mine permits and State regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 219 coal mining
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applicants and 24 state regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,175.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 470
hours, depending upon activity and
type of respondent.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 162,766 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.
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.
[FR Doc. 2018–10851 Filed 5–21–18; 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 1029–0103]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Certification and
Noncoal Reclamation
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 the certification of
completion of all known coal problems,
and procedures for States and Indian
tribes to conduct noncoal reclamation
under the Abandoned Mine Land fund.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 21,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000
18XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0043]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Bond and Insurance
Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Under
Regulatory Programs
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: 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 information for bond and insurance requirements for surface coal
mining and reclamation operations under regulatory programs. This
information collection activity was previously approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned control number 1029-0043.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 23, 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 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 800--Bond and Insurance
Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations under
Regulatory Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0043.
Abstract: The regulations at 30 CFR part 800 primarily implement
Sec. 509 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA or the Act), which requires that people planning to conduct
surface coal mining operations first post a performance bond to
guarantee fulfillment of all reclamation obligations under the approved
permit. The regulations also establish bond release requirements and
procedures consistent with Sec. 519 of the Act, liability insurance
requirements pursuant to Sec. 507(f) of the Act, and procedures for
bond forfeiture should the permittee default on reclamation
obligations.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Applicants for surface coal mine
permits and State regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 219 coal mining
applicants and 24 state regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,285 responses from
the private sector and 7,874 responses from State regulatory
authorities.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from .5 hours to 40
hours, depending upon activity and type of respondent.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 147,817 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,499,614.
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
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Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2018-10852 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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