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certain types of surface mining 

operations and for terminating 

designations pursuant to a petition. The 

information requested will aid the 

regulatory authority in the decision 

making process to approve or 

disapprove a request. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: People 

who may be adversely affected by 

surface mining on Federal lands. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: One every three years. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: One every three years. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 3,000 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,000 hours annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0. 

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. 2018–14891 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0051] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: State Regulatory Authority: 

Inspection and Enforcement 

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 which requires that each 

regulatory authority conduct periodic 

inspections of coal mining activities, 

and prepare and maintain inspection 

reports and other related documents for 

OSMRE and public review. This 

information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned control number 1029–0051. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 

1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact John Trelease by email 

at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone 

at (202) 208–2783. 

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 provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are 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 the OSMRE; (2) 

is the estimate of burden accurate; (3) 

how might the OSMRE enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) how 

might the 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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. 

This notice provides the public with 

60 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 840— 

State Regulatory Authority: Inspection 

and Enforcement. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0051. 

Abstract: This provision requires the 

regulatory authority to conduct periodic 

inspections of coal mining activities, 

and prepare and maintain inspection 

reports and other related documents for 

OSMRE and public review. This 

information is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 

and its public participation provisions. 

Public review assures the public that the 

State is meeting the requirements of the 

Act and approved State regulatory 

program. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State 

Regulatory Authorities. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 24 States. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 106,382. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: From 4.7 hours to 1,081 

hours per response depending on 

activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 296,938 hours for States. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once, 

annually, quarterly, and monthly. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $1,440. 

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. 2018–14892 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] 

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