Agency Information Collection Activities: Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 19XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0115]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing

AGENCY:

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of information collection; request for comment.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are announcing our intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information for permits and permit processing. This information collection also authorizes the collection of permit processing fees approved under OSMRE regulations.

DATES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 4, 2019.

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

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov;

or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to Harry Payne, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4557, Washington, DC 20240; or by email to

HPayne@osmre.gov.

Please reference OMB Control Number 1029-0115 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request additional information about this ICR, contact Harry Payne by email at

HPayne@osmre.gov,

or by telephone at (202) 208-2895. 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 September 5, 2018 (83 FR 45140). 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 information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Title of Collection:

30 CFR Part 773—Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing.

OMB Control Number:

1029-0115.

Abstract:

This collection of information is authorized by part 773 which addresses general and specific requirements for applicants to provide information in the permitting process, and for regulatory authorities to review permit applications, determine permit eligibility, and ascribe permit conditions. Part 773 also contains provisions governing provisionally issued permits, improvidently issued permits, and challenges of ownership or control listings and findings. This information collection also authorizes the collection of permit processing fees approved under OSMRE regulations.

Form Number:

None.

Type of Review:

Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents/Affected Public:

Coal mine operators and State regulatory authorities.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents:

927 Coal mine operators and 24 State regulatory authorities.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:

941 Coal mine operator responses and 4,080 State regulatory authority responses.

Estimated Completion Time per Response:

Varies from 1 to 6 hours per response from Coal mine operators, and 1 to 32 hours for State regulatory authorities, depending on collection activity.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:

56,078 hours.

Respondent's Obligation:

Required to obtain or retain a benefit.

Frequency of Collection:

Once.

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost:

$99,000.

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.

Authority:

The authorities for this action are the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 1201

et seq.

), and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.

).

John A. Trelease,

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 2018-26424 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]

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