Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2021, 28888-28889 [2021-11302]
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 120 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 120.
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. 2021–11305 Filed 5–27–21; 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 1029–0098]
Petition Process for Designation of
Federal Lands as Unsuitable for All or
Certain Types of Surface Coal Mining
Operations and for Termination of
Previous Designations
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 July 27,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail 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
SUMMARY:
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reference OMB Control Number 1029–
0098 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (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.
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 agency; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the agency enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
agency 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.
Abstract: This part establishes the
minimum procedures and standards for
designating Federal lands unsuitable for
certain types of surface mining
operations and for terminating
designations pursuant to a petition. The
information requested will aid the
regulatory authority in the decisionmaking process to approve or
disapprove a request.
Title of Collection: Petition process for
designation of Federal lands as
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unsuitable for all or certain types of
surface coal mining operations and for
termination of previous designations.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0098.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 1,000 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,000.
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. 2021–11306 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
212S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 21XS501520]
Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2021
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We, the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), are notifying the public that
we intend to grant funds to eligible
applicants for purposes authorized
under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) Title
IV Abandoned Mine Land (AML)
Reclamation Program and Title V
Regulatory Program. We will award
these grants during fiscal year 2021.
DATES: Single points of contact or other
interested State, Tribal, or local entities
may submit written comments regarding
AML Reclamation Program and
Regulatory Program funding until June
28, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic mail: Send your
comments to yrichardson@osmre.gov.
• Mail, hand-delivery, or courier:
Send your comments to Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, Attn: Grants Notice, Room
4551, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yetunde Richardson, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4551,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202)
208–2766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and Tribal regulatory programs that
address, among other things, the
disturbances from coal mining
operations. Additionally, upon our
approval of a State or Tribal regulatory
program, Title V authorizes that State or
Tribe to assume regulatory primacy and
act as the regulatory authority within
the State or Tribe, and to administer and
enforce its approved regulatory
program. These provisions of SMCRA
are implemented by our regulations at
Title 30 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Chapter VII.
Grant Notification
We are notifying the public that we
intend to grant funds to eligible
applicants for purposes authorized
under SMCRA’s Title IV AML
Reclamation Program and Title V
Regulatory Program. We will award
these grants during fiscal year 2021.
Eligible applicants are those States and
Tribes with an existing AML
reclamation program and/or a regulatory
program approved pursuant to SMCRA,
as amended, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and,
as provided in 30 U.S.C. 1295, those
States and Tribes that are seeking to
develop a regulatory program.
Consistent with Executive Order 12372,
we are providing State and Tribal
officials the opportunity to review and
comment on these proposed Federal
financial assistance activities. Of the
eligible applicants, nineteen States or
Tribes do not have single points of
contact; therefore, we are publishing
this notice as an alternate means of
notification.
[FR Doc. 2021–11302 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES:
Description of the AML Reclamation
Program
SMCRA established the Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Fund to receive the
AML fees that, along with funds from
other sources, are used to finance
reclamation of AML coal mine sites and
certain other purposes. Title IV of
SMCRA authorizes OSMRE to provide
grants, funded from permanent
(mandatory) appropriations, to eligible
States and Tribes. Recipients use these
funds: To reclaim the highest priority
AML coal mine sites that were
abandoned prior to the enactment of
SMCRA in 1977; to reclaim eligible noncoal sites; for projects that address the
impacts of mineral development; and
for non-reclamation projects.
Description of the Regulatory Program
Title V of SMCRA authorizes OSMRE
to provide grants to States and Tribes to
develop, administer, and enforce State
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Glenda H. Owens,
Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
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 1029–0094]
Notice of Information Collection;
Request for Comment
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 July 27,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail 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–
0094 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (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
SUMMARY:
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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 agency; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the agency enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
agency 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.
Abstract: The information establishes
procedures and requirements for
terminating jurisdiction of surface coal
mining and reclamation operations,
petitions for rulemaking, and citizen
suits filed under the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 700—
General.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0094.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
and Tribal governments and
individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies 1 hour to 50 hours,
depending activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 63.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 102 (Friday, May 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28888-28889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11302]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 212S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000
21XS501520]
Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2021
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to
eligible applicants for purposes authorized under the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) Title IV Abandoned Mine
Land (AML) Reclamation Program and Title V Regulatory Program. We will
award these grants during fiscal year 2021.
DATES: Single points of contact or other interested State, Tribal, or
local entities may submit written comments regarding AML Reclamation
Program and Regulatory Program funding until June 28, 2021.
[[Page 28889]]
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronic mail: Send your comments to
[email protected].
Mail, hand-delivery, or courier: Send your comments to
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Attn: Grants
Notice, Room 4551, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yetunde Richardson, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, MS 4551,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208-2766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Grant Notification
We are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to
eligible applicants for purposes authorized under SMCRA's Title IV AML
Reclamation Program and Title V Regulatory Program. We will award these
grants during fiscal year 2021. Eligible applicants are those States
and Tribes with an existing AML reclamation program and/or a regulatory
program approved pursuant to SMCRA, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.,
and, as provided in 30 U.S.C. 1295, those States and Tribes that are
seeking to develop a regulatory program. Consistent with Executive
Order 12372, we are providing State and Tribal officials the
opportunity to review and comment on these proposed Federal financial
assistance activities. Of the eligible applicants, nineteen States or
Tribes do not have single points of contact; therefore, we are
publishing this notice as an alternate means of notification.
Description of the AML Reclamation Program
SMCRA established the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to receive
the AML fees that, along with funds from other sources, are used to
finance reclamation of AML coal mine sites and certain other purposes.
Title IV of SMCRA authorizes OSMRE to provide grants, funded from
permanent (mandatory) appropriations, to eligible States and Tribes.
Recipients use these funds: To reclaim the highest priority AML coal
mine sites that were abandoned prior to the enactment of SMCRA in 1977;
to reclaim eligible non-coal sites; for projects that address the
impacts of mineral development; and for non-reclamation projects.
Description of the Regulatory Program
Title V of SMCRA authorizes OSMRE to provide grants to States and
Tribes to develop, administer, and enforce State and Tribal regulatory
programs that address, among other things, the disturbances from coal
mining operations. Additionally, upon our approval of a State or Tribal
regulatory program, Title V authorizes that State or Tribe to assume
regulatory primacy and act as the regulatory authority within the State
or Tribe, and to administer and enforce its approved regulatory
program. These provisions of SMCRA are implemented by our regulations
at Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter VII.
Glenda H. Owens,
Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2021-11302 Filed 5-27-21; 8:45 am]
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