Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2018 / Notices 45139 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0117] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Permit Applications— 

Minimum Requirements for Legal, 

Financial, Compliance, and Related 

Information 

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 Permit Applications— 

Minimum Requirements for Legal, 

Financial, Compliance, and Related 

Information. This information collection 

activity was previously approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and assigned control number 

1029–0117. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 5, 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 778— 

Permit Applications—Minimum 

Requirements for Legal, Financial, 

Compliance, and Related Information. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0117. 

Abstract: Section 507(b) of Public Law 

95–87 provides that persons conducting 

coal mining activities submit to the 

regulatory authority all relevant 

information regarding ownership and 

control of the mining company, their 

compliance status and history, and 

authority to mine the property. This 

information is used to insure all legal, 

financial and compliance requirements 

are satisfied prior to issuance or denial 

of a permit. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Surface 

coal mining permit applicants and State 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 162 Surface coal mining 

permit applicants and 24 State 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,091 Surface coal mining 

permit applicants and 448 State 

regulatory authorities. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from .5 hour to 16 

hours for permit applicants, and 1 to 3 

hours for States, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,512 hours. 

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. 2018–19219 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0089] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Exemption for Coal 

Extraction Incidental to the Extraction 

of Other Minerals 

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 implements the 

requirement in Section 701(28) of the 

Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This 

grants an exemption from the 

requirements of SMCRA to operators 

extracting not more than 16 2⁄3

percentage tonnage of coal incidental to 

the extraction of other minerals. This 

information will be used by the 

regulatory authorities to make that 

determination. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 


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45140 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2018 / Notices 

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 702— 

Exemption for Coal Extraction 

Incidental to the Extraction of Other 

Minerals. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0089. 

Abstract: This Part implements the 

requirement in Section 701(28) of the 

Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 

which grants an exemption from the 

requirements of SMCRA to operators 

extracting not more than 16 2⁄3

percentage tonnage of coal incidental to 

the extraction of other minerals. This 

information will be used by the 

regulatory authorities to make that 

determination. 

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: 43 Coal mine operators 

and 24 State regulatory authorities. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 48 Coal mine operator 

responses and 79 State regulatory 

authority responses. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 1 to 28 hours per 

response from Coal mine operators, and 

1 to 20 hours for State regulatory 

authorities, depending on collection 

activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 396 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once and 

annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $600. 

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. 2018–19218 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 18XS501520; 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 

November 5, 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 


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