Agency Information Collection Activities; Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining, 20519-20520 [2021-08099]
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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.
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
requirements of 30 CFR parts 772 and
815, and section 512 of SMCRA (30
U.S.C. 1262).
Title of Collection: Requirements for
coal exploration.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0112.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses and State governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 324.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 550.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 70
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,697.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $288.
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.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 21XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0040]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Requirements for Permits
for Special Categories of Mining
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 20,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Mark Gehlhar,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, or by email to mgehlhar@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0040 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. 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 (PRA; 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
SUMMARY:
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comments on this collection of
information was published on January
15, 2021 (86 FR 4123). No comments
were received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
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.
Abstract: The information is being
collected to meet the requirements of
sections 507, 508, 510,515, 701 and 711
of Public Law 95–87, which require
applicants for special types of mining
activities to provide descriptions, maps,
plans and data of the proposed activity.
This information will be used by the
regulatory authority in determining if
the applicant can meet the applicable
performance standards for the special
type of mining activity.
Title of Collection: Requirements for
Permits for Special Categories of
Mining. OMB Control Number: 1029–
0040.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses and State governments.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 68.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 88.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 10 hours to 1,000
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,275.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
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.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2021–08099 Filed 4–19–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 21XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0047]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Permanent Program
Performance Standards—Surface and
Underground Mining Activities
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 20,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Mark Gehlhar,
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:10 Apr 19, 2021
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC
20240; or by email to mgehlhar@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0047 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. You may also view
the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on October
15, 2020 (85 FR 65422). No comments
were received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
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
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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.
Abstract: Sections 515 and 516 of the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that
permittees conducting coal mining
operations shall meet all applicable
performance standards of the Act. The
information collected is used by the
regulatory authority to monitor and
inspect surface coal mining activities to
ensure that they are conducted in
compliance with the requirements of the
Act.
Title of Collection: Permanent
Program Performance Standards—
Surface and Underground Mining
Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0047.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses and State governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 524.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 367,712.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1.5 hours to 240
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,662,067.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $24,376,631.
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.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2021–08101 Filed 4–19–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000
21XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Requirements for
Permits for Special Categories of Mining
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
proposing to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room 4556-MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, or by email to [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1029-0040 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email at [email protected], or
by telephone at (202) 208-2716. 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 (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
January 15, 2021 (86 FR 4123). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
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.
Abstract: The information is being collected to meet the
requirements of sections 507, 508, 510,515, 701 and 711 of Public Law
95-87, which require applicants for special types of mining activities
to provide descriptions, maps, plans and data of the proposed activity.
This information will be used by the regulatory authority in
determining if the applicant can meet the applicable performance
standards for the special type of mining activity.
Title of Collection: Requirements for Permits for Special
Categories of Mining. OMB Control Number: 1029-0040.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses and State governments.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 68.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 88.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 hours to
1,000 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,275.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
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.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Division of Regulatory
Support.
[FR Doc. 2021-08099 Filed 4-19-21; 8:45 am]
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