[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51938-51939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18630]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 
16XS501520]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments 
for 1029-0117

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, 
Financial, Compliance, and Related Information. The information 
collection request 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.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, the public should 
submit comments to OMB by September 6, 2016, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted 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 1029-0117 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 the 
information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow 
the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under 
review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork

[[Page 51939]]

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 approve the 
collection of information for 30 CFR part 778--Permit Applications--
Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related 
Information. OSMRE is requesting 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 this 
collection of information is displayed in 30 CFR 778.8 (1029-0117).
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
March 18, 2016 (81 FR 14888). 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 part 778--Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements 
for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0117.
    Summary: Section 507(b) of 30 U.S.C. 1201 provides that persons 
conducting coal mining activities submit to the regulatory authority 
all relevant information regarding ownership and control of the 
property affected, their compliance status and history. This 
information is used to ensure all legal, financial and compliance 
requirements are satisfied prior to issuance or denial of a permit.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Surface coal mining permit applicants 
and State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,091 Surface coal mining permit applicants 
and 448 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,512.
    Total Non-Wage Costs: $0.
    Send comments on the agency need for the collection of information 
to perform its mission; the accuracy of our 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 OMB control 
number 1029-0117 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: August 1, 2016.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2016-18630 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-05-P