[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 76570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30988]


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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 1029-0119

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 that the information collection request for contractor 
eligibility, and the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor Information Form, 
has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. The information collection request describes the 
nature of the information collection and the expected burden and cost. 
This information collection activity was previously approved by OMB and 
assigned control number 1029-0119.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 8, 2016, to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the Interior 
Desk Officer, via email at [email protected], or by facsimile 
to (202) 395-5806. Also, please send a copy of your comments to John 
Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 
electronically to [email protected]. Please reference 1029-0119 in 
your correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information 
collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208-2783, or 
electronically at [email protected]. You may also review this 
information collection request on the Internet by going to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review, 
Agency is Department of the Interior, DOI-OSMRE).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (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)]. OSMRE has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval 
for the collection of information for 30 CFR 874.16, and the AML 
Contractor Information Form which is found in the Applicant/Violator 
System (AVS) handbook. OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term of approval 
for this collection.
    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 this 
collection of information is 1029-0119.
    As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
August 17, 2015 (80 FR 49267). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    Title: 30 CFR 874.16--Contractor Eligibility and the Abandoned Mine 
Land Contractor Information Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0119.
    Summary: 30 CFR 874.16 requires that every successful bidder for an 
AML contract must be eligible under 30 CFR 773.15(b)(1) at the time of 
contract award to receive a permit or conditional permit to conduct 
surface coal mining operations. Further, the regulation requires the 
eligibility to be confirmed by OSMRE's automated Applicant/Violator 
System (AVS) and the contractor must be eligible under the regulations 
implementing section 510(c) of the Surface Mining Act to receive 
permits to conduct mining operations. This form provides a tool for 
OSMRE and the States/Indian tribes to help them prevent persons with 
outstanding violations from conducting further mining or AML 
reclamation activities in the State.
    Bureau Form Title: AML Contractor Information Form (No form 
number).
    Frequency of Collection: Once per contract.
    Description of Respondents: AML contract applicants and State and 
Tribal regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 247 bidders and 93 State/Tribal responses.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 205.
    Obligation to Respond: Required in order to obtain or retain 
benefits.
    Send comments on the need for the collection of information for the 
performance of the functions of the agency; the accuracy of the 
agency's burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information collection; and ways to minimize the 
information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collection of the information, to the offices listed in the 
ADDRESSES section. Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number 
in all correspondence.
    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.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-30988 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
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