[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87586-87587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29054]


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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 1029-0049

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 30 CFR 822--
Special Permanent Program Performance Standards--Operations in Alluvial 
Valley Floors, has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and reauthorization. The information collection 
package was previously approved and assigned control number 1029-0049. 
This notice describes the nature of the information collection activity 
and the expected burdens.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by January 4, 2017, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information

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collection request, contact John Trelease Alsop at (202) 208-2783 or 
electronically to [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 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 part 822--Special Permanent Program Performance Standards--
Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors. OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term 
of approval for this information 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 part 822 
is 1029-0049 and is referenced in Sec.  822.10.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
July 6, 2016 (81 FR 44043). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection:
    Title: 30 CFR 822--Special Permanent Program Performance 
Standards--Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0049.
    Summary: Sections 510(b)(5) and 515(b)(10)(F) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) protect alluvial valley 
floors from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations west 
of the 100th meridian. Part 822 requires the permittee to install, 
maintain, and operate a monitoring system in order to provide specific 
protection for alluvial valley floors. This information is necessary to 
determine whether the unique hydrologic conditions of alluvial valley 
floors are protected according to the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: 33 coal mining operators who operate on 
alluvial valley floors and the State regulatory authorities.
    Total Annual Responses: 66.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,970.
    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 address listed above. 
Please refer to OMB control number 1029-0049 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: November 30, 2016.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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