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DATES: Interested parties who wish to 

submit comments, suggestions, or 

objections in connection with the 

withdrawal extension application may 

submit their views in writing to the 

Billings Field Office Manager by April 

16, 2024 to the address below. Notice is 

hereby given that the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will hold a public 

meeting in connection with the 

withdrawal extension application on 

February 29, 2024 at 4 p.m. at the Lovell 

Community Center, 1925 US 310, 

Lovell, WY 82431. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

mailed or hand delivered to BLM, 

Billings Field Office Manager, Attn: 

Pryor Mountain Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

Billings, Montana 59101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marzha Fritzler, BLM Realty Specialist, 

Billings Field Office, (406) 896–5244, or 

via email at mfritzler@blm.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or Tele Braille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal established by PLO No. 

7628 (70 FR 11271, March 8, 2005) and 

serialized as WYW–152420 will expire 

on March 7, 2025, unless extended. At 

the request of the BLM, the Secretary is 

proposing to extend PLO No. 7628 for 

an additional 20-year term for the 

protection of wild horse and wildlife 

habitat, and watershed, recreation, 

cultural, and scenic values within the 

Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. 

The proposed withdrawal extension 

would encompass the same 1,960.10 

acres withdrawn in 2005 by PLO No. 

7628. The BLM has updated the legal 

description of the lands to conform to 

Specifications for Descriptions of Land 

Status (2017) and described as follows: 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 

T. 58 N., R. 95 W., 

Sec. 19, lot 2 and SE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 20, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 21, A portion of land lying 

southwesterly of a diagonal line drawn 

from the 1⁄4 cor. of secs. 20 and 21 to the 1⁄4 sec. cor. of secs. 21 and 28; 

Sec. 23, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 27, S1⁄2; 

Sec. 28, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 29, NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, NE1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 34, NW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 1,960.10 

acres. 

The use of a right-of-way would not 

provide adequate protection. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

available. 

Water is required and protected 

pursuant to a Public Water Reserve No. 

107, established pursuant to an 

Executive order dated April 17, 1926. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

Billings Field Office, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101, during 

regular business. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask the BLM in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

This withdrawal extension proposal 

will be processed in accordance with 

the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 

2310.4. 

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714) 

Sonya I. Germann, 

Montana State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00775 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4331–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

245S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 24XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0054] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Abandoned Mine 

Reclamation Funds 

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 proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, 

Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240, or by email to mgehlhar@

osmre.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1029–0054 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email 

at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone 

at (202) 208–2716. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 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 (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on 

September 12, 2023 (88 FR 65597). No 

comments were received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 


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(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

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. 

Abstract: 30 CFR part 872 establishes 

a procedure whereby to be eligible to 

receive funds States and Indian tribes 

must have and maintain an approved 

reclamation plan. The information is 

used to determine whether States and 

Indian tribes will be granted funds and 

ensure how moneys are spent for longterm abandoned mine land reclamation 

activities. 

Title of Collection: Abandoned Mine 

Reclamation Funds. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0054. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State 

and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 26. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 125 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,250. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

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.). 

Mark J. Gehlhar, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00801 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

245S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 24XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0112] 

Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Requirements for Coal 

Exploration 

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 proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Mark Gehlhar, Office of 

Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room 

4556–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by 

email to mgehlhar@osmre.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1029– 

0112 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email 

at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone 

at 202–208–2716. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 agency; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the agency enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

agency 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. 

Abstract: OSMRE and State regulatory 

authorities use the information collected 

under 30 CFR part 772 to keep track of 

coal exploration activities, evaluate the 

need for an exploration permit, and 

ensure that exploration activities 

comply with the environmental 

protection and reclamation 

requirements of 30 CFR parts 772 and 

815, and section 512 of SMCRA (30 

U.S.C. 1262). 

Title of Collection: Requirements for 

Coal Exploration. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0112. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Businesses and State governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 324. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 550. 


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