[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45459-45460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18520]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments 
for 1029-0047

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 
announcing its intention to request renewed approval for the collection 
of information for the permanent program performance standards--surface 
mining activities and underground mining activities.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by October 6, 2014, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to John Trelease, Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 
203--SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease, at (202) 208-2783, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 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)]. This notice identifies an information 
collection that OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for renewed approval. 
This collection is contained in 30 CFR parts 816 and 817--Permanent 
Program Performance Standards--Surface and Underground Mining 
Activities. OSMRE will request a 3-year term of approval for this 
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 parts 
816 and 817 is 1029-0047. Responses are required to obtain a benefit 
for this collection.
    OSMRE has revised burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect 
current reporting levels or adjustments based on reestimates of burden 
or respondents and costs.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
ways to minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such 
as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary 
of the public comments will accompany OSMRE's submission of the 
information collection request to OMB.
    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

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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: 30 CFR Parts 816 and 817--Permanent Program Performance 
Standards--Surface and Underground Mining Activities.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0047.
    Summary: 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.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once, on occasion, quarterly and annually.
    Description of Respondents: Coal mining operators and State 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 361,266.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,813,063.
    Total Annual Burden Cost: $9,506,784.

    Dated: July 30, 2014.
Harry J. Payne,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2014-18520 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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