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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 774—
Revisions; Renewals; and Transfer,
Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0116.
Abstract: This Part implements the
requirements in Sections 506 and 511 of
30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. which provides
that persons seeking permit revisions,
renewals, transfer, assignment, or sale of
their permit rights for coal mining
activities submit relevant information to
the regulatory authority to allow the
regulatory authority to determine
whether the applicant meets the
requirements for the action anticipated.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Surface
coal mining permit applicants and State
regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: Varies from 271 to 2,603
permit applicants; and 266 to 2,528
responses from State regulatory
authorities, depending on the activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,311 responses from permit
applicants and 4,229 responses from
State regulatory authorities.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 2 to 60 hours per
response for permit applicants; and
from 2 to 22.25 hours for State
regulatory authorities, depending on the
activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 302,815 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
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Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $1,059,644.
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
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0080]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Permanent Regulatory
Program Requirements—Standards for
Certification of Blasters
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 used to identify and
evaluate new blaster certification
programs. This information collection
activity was previously approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and assigned control number
1029–0080.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C
Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,
DC 20240; or by email to jtrelease@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0080 in the
subject line of your comments.
SUMMARY:
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To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2783. You may also view
the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
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 provides
the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on July 12,
2018 (83 FR 32326). No comments were
received.
We are again 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
OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (3) how might OSMRE
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) how might 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. 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 of Collection: 30 CFR part 850—
Permanent Regulatory Program
Requirements—Standards for
Certification of Blasters.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0080.
Abstract: The information is used to
identify and evaluate new blaster
certification programs. Part 850
implements Section 719 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act
(SMCRA). Section 719 requires the
Secretary of the Interior to issue
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regulations which provide for each State
regulatory authority to train, examine
and certify persons for engaging in
blasting or use of explosives in surface
coal mining operations. Each State that
wishes to certify blasters must submit a
blasters certification program to OSMRE
for approval.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
regulatory authorities and Indian Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1 State or Tribe every
three years.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1 every three years.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 960 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 320 hours per year.
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. 2018–21385 Filed 10–1–18; 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 1029–0049]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Special Permanent Program
Performance Standards—Operations
in Alluvial Valley Floors
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
SUMMARY:
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information to protect alluvial valley
floors from the adverse effects of surface
coal mining operations west of the
100th meridian. This information will
be used by the regulatory authorities to
make that determination.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 3, 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.
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
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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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 822—
Special Permanent Program
Performance Standards—Operations in
Alluvial Valley Floors.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0049.
Abstract: This Part implements the
requirements in Sections 510(b)(5) and
515(b)(10)(F) of the Surface Coal Mining
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (the Act)
to protect alluvial valley floors from the
adverse effects of surface coal mining
operations west of the 100th meridian.
Part 822 requires the permittee to
install, maintain, and operate a
monitoring system in order to provide
specific protection for alluvial valley
floors. This information is necessary to
determine whether the unique
hydrologic conditions of alluvial valley
floors are protected according to the
Act.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Coal
mine operators and State regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 33 coal mining operators
who operate on alluvial valley floors
and approximately 4 State regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 33 coal mining operators
who operate on alluvial valley floors
and 33 State regulatory authority
responses.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 3 to 90 hours per
response from Coal mine operators, with
an average of 80 hours; and an average
of 10 hours for State regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,970 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
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
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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 1029-0080]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Permanent Regulatory
Program Requirements--Standards for Certification of Blasters
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 used to identify and evaluate new blaster certification
programs. This information collection activity was previously approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and assigned control
number 1029-0080.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1029-0080 in
the subject line of your comments.
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. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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 provides the requested data in the desired
format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
July 12, 2018 (83 FR 32326). No comments were received.
We are again 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 OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)
how might OSMRE enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) how might 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. 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 of Collection: 30 CFR part 850--Permanent Regulatory Program
Requirements--Standards for Certification of Blasters.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0080.
Abstract: The information is used to identify and evaluate new
blaster certification programs. Part 850 implements Section 719 of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). Section 719
requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue
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regulations which provide for each State regulatory authority to train,
examine and certify persons for engaging in blasting or use of
explosives in surface coal mining operations. Each State that wishes to
certify blasters must submit a blasters certification program to OSMRE
for approval.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State regulatory authorities and
Indian Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1 State or Tribe
every three years.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1 every three years.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 960 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 320 hours per year.
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. 2018-21385 Filed 10-1-18; 8:45 am]
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