[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 13887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06047]


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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 1029-0111

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 Areas Designated by Act of Congress. The information 
collection request describes the nature of the information collection 
and the expected burden and costs. This information collection activity 
was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
and assigned clearance number 1029-0111.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection activities must 
be received by May 18, 2015, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 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: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 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 
approval. This collection is contained in 30 CFR 761--Areas Designated 
by Act of Congress. OSMRE will request a 3-year term of approval for 
each 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 Part 761 is 1029-0111. Responses are 
required to obtain a benefit for this collection.
    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 
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 761--Areas Designated by Act of Congress.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0111.
    Summary: OSMRE and state regulatory authorities use the information 
collected for 30 CFR 761 to ensure that persons planning to conduct 
surface coal mining operations on the lands protected by Sec.  522(e) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 have the 
right to do so under one of the exemptions or waivers provided by this 
section of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants for certain surface coal 
mine permits and state regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Respondents: 23 coal mining applicants and 24 state 
regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 267.
    Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $1,020.

    Dated: March 10, 2015.
Harry J. Payne,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-06047 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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