[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4072-4073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01614]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F 178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 
17XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0039]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Underground 
Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and 
Operation Plan

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

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) are 
proposing to renew an information collection used by the regulatory 
authority to determine if underground coal mine applicants can comply 
with the applicable performance and environmental standards required by 
the law.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1849 C. Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington, DC 20240; or by email to 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1029-0039 in 
the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact John Trelease by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at (202) 208-2783. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provides the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
August 16, 2017 (82 FR 38932). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) 
how might OSMRE enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) how might OSMRE minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Title: 30 CFR part 784--Underground Mining Permit Applications--
Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 1029-0039.
    Abstract: Sections 507(b), 508(a) and 516(b) of Public Law 95-87 
require underground coal mine permit applicants to submit an operations 
and reclamation plan and establish performance standards for the mining 
operation. Information submitted is used by the regulatory authority to 
determine if the applicant can comply with the applicable performance 
and environmental standards required by the law.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses and State regulatory 
authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40 underground coal 
mining permit applicants and 39 State regulatory authorities.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,086.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 2 hours to 80 
hours, depending on type of respondent and activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,612 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $390,350.

                                                               Summary For 30 CFR Part 784
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                                                                                                                        Currently
      Section            Industry        Industry  hours    State  responses   State  hours per     Total hours      approved  burden      Changes to
                         responses        per  response                            response          requested            hours           burden hours
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          784.11                  40                  16                 39                  4                796                312                484
             .12                   5                   7                  4                  3                 47                 47                  0
             .13                  40                  55                 39                 20              2,980              2,583                397
             .14                  40                  80                 39                 40              4,760              2,185              2,575
             .15                  40                   8                 39                  2                398                314                 84
             .16                  40                  30                 39                 20              1,980              1,160                820
             .17                   1                   6                  1                  5                 11                 11                  0
             .18                  16                  12                 15                  2                222                178                 44
             .19                  30                  10                 29                 14                706                702                  4
             .20                  40                  14                 39                  6                794                716                 78
             .21                  40                  10                 39                  8                712                532                180
             .22                  40                  30                 39                  8              1,512              1,344                168
             .23                  40                  70                 39                 10              3,190              2,130              1,060
             .24                  40                  30                 39                  4              1,356              1,098                258
             .25                  19                  15                 18                  4                357                206                151
             .29                  40                  20                 39                  5                995                940                 55
             .30                  40                  16                 39                  4                796                448                348
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    Totals........  ..................  .................  .................  .................            21,612             14,906              6,706
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    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 authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

    Dated: January 24, 2018.
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2018-01614 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
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