Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices 13887 

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ADDRESSES). 

Dated: February 5, 2015. 

David Hoskins, 

Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

Force, Assistant Director for Fish and Aquatic 

Conservation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06024 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

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Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Request for Comments for 

1029–0111 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 

announcing its intention to request 

renewed approval for the collection of 

information for Areas Designated by Act 

of Congress. The information collection 

request describes the nature of the 

information collection and the expected 

burden and costs. This information 

collection activity was previously 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), and assigned 

clearance number 1029–0111. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activities must be 

received by May 18, 2015, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John 

Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease 

at (202) 208–2783 or by email at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 

approval. This collection is contained in 

30 CFR 761—Areas Designated by Act of 

Congress. OSMRE will request a 3-year 

term of approval for each information 

collection activity. 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 OMB control number for Part 761 

is 1029–0111. Responses are required to 

obtain a benefit for this collection. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany 

OSMRE’s submission of the information 

collection request to OMB. 

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: 30 CFR 761—Areas Designated 

by Act of Congress. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0111. 

Summary: OSMRE and state 

regulatory authorities use the 

information collected for 30 CFR 761 to 

ensure that persons planning to conduct 

surface coal mining operations on the 

lands protected by § 522(e) of the 

Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 have the right 

to do so under one of the exemptions or 

waivers provided by this section of the 

Act. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for certain surface coal mine 

permits and state regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Respondents: 23 coal 

mining applicants and 24 state 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 267. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: 

$1,020. 

Dated: March 10, 2015. 

Harry J. Payne, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06047 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F 

134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 

33F 13xs501520] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Request for Comments for 

1029–0061 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 

announcing its intention to request 

approval to continue the collection of 

information for the Permanent 

Regulatory Program—Small Operator 

Assistance Program (SOAP). This 

information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned clearance number 1029–0061. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activity must be 

received by May 18, 2015, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John 

Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease, 

at (202) 208–2783 or via email at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 

renewed approval. This collection is 

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