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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: Section 408 of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

1977 authorizes Federal, State, and 

Tribal governments to reclaim private 

lands and allows for the establishment 

of procedures for the recovery of the 

cost of reclamation activities on 

privately owned lands. These 

procedures are intended to ensure that 

governments have sufficient capability 

to file liens so that certain landowners 

will not receive a windfall from 

reclamation. 

Title of Collection: Reclamation on 

Private Lands. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0057. 

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: 1. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 120 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 120. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

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. 

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. 2024–28734 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

256S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 25XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0051] 

Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; 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 proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

4, 2025. 

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 

1544–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by 

email to mgehlhar@osmre.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1029– 

0051 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: 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. 

Title of Collection: State Regulatory 

Authority: Inspection and Enforcement. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0051. 

Form Number: None. 


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Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State 

governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 24. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 54,515. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 1.5 hours to 10 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 441,795. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $625. 

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. 2024–28735 Filed 12–5–24; 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] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement Federal Mining Plan 

Modification for Federal Coal Lease 

MTM 082186 at the Rosebud Mine Area 

F; Rosebud Mine Area F Mining Plan 

Modification SEIS 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) 

has prepared a Draft Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

SEIS) for the Federal Mining Plan 

Modification for Federal Coal Lease 

MTM 082186 at the Rosebud Mine Area 

F (Project), located in Treasure and 

Rosebud Counties, Montana. The 

proposed action would allow for 

continued mining operations in the 

Area F permit area, resulting in an 

estimated disturbance of up to 4,288 

acres and the extraction of 

approximately 71.3 million tons of coal. 

The Draft SEIS was prepared in 

response to deficiencies identified by 

the United States District Court for the 

District of Montana in the 2018 Western 

Energy Area F Final Environmental 

Impact Statement. OSMRE invites 

public comments on the Draft SEIS 

during a 45-day public comment period, 

with a public meeting to be held to 

gather additional input. 

DATES: OSMRE requests comments 

concerning the analyses in the Draft 

SEIS. All comments must be received by 

January 21, 2025. The public meeting 

will be held at the City of Colstrip City 

Hall, City Council Chambers, Colstrip 

Municipal Building located at 12 Cherry 

Street, Colstrip, Montana from 4:30 to 

7:30 p.m. MST on January 8, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Project by any of the 

following methods: 

Email: rosebudmineareafseis@

eroresources.com. 

Be sure to send emails with the 

subject line: ATTN: Rosebud Mine Area 

F Mining Plan Modification SEIS. 

Mail: ATTN: Rosebud Mine Area F 

Mining Plan Modification SEIS, C/O: 

Roberta Martı ́nez Herna ́ndez, OSMRE 

Regions 5, 7–11, P.O. Box 25065, 

Denver, CO 80225–0065. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roberta Martı ́nez Herna ́ndez, Project 

Coordinator by telephone: 303–236– 

4705, email at rmartinezhernandez@

osmre.gov, or at the address provided in 

the ADDRESSES section. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSMRE 

has prepared a Draft SEIS for the 

Rosebud Mine Area F Project for 

inclusion in its mining plan decision 

document, which will also include a 

recommendation from OSMRE to the 

Assistant Secretary for Land and 

Minerals Management (ASLM) of the 

Department of the Interior on whether to 

approve, disapprove, or conditionally 

approve the Federal mining plan 

modification. This recommendation is 

made in accordance with 30 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 746.13. The 

Project involves Federal coal leased 

under MTM 082186 and, therefore, 

requires approval from the ASLM under 

the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. 

OSMRE initially published an EIS for 

Rosebud Area F in November 2018. That 

EIS was challenged, and the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Montana held in Montana 

Environmental Information Center v. 

Haaland, No. CV 19–130–BLG–SPW (D. 

Mont. 2022) that the EIS failed to 

analyze a reasonable range of 

alternatives, failed to provide highquality accurate scientific analysis on 

the economic costs of greenhouse gas 

emissions from Area F, and did not take 

a hard look at cumulative impacts on 

surface water. The Draft SEIS updates 

and expands on the environmental 

analysis in the 2018 EIS and provides 

the additional impacts analysis 

identified as deficient by the district 

court. 

The Rosebud Mine is operated by 

Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC 

under Permit C2011003F, issued by the 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality (DEQ), in accordance with its 

State mine permit. As proposed, the 

Project would result in 4,288 acres of 

surface disturbance and recovery of 71.3 

million tons of coal. 

Purpose and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

OSMRE’s purpose in preparing the 

Draft SEIS is to fully analyze the 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed Federal mining plan 

modification for Rosebud Mine Area F. 

This analysis specifically addresses the 

deficiencies identified by the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Montana so that OSMRE can make an 

informed recommendation to the ASLM 

to approve, disapprove, or conditionally 

approve the proposed Federal mining 

plan modification for Rosebud Mine 

Area F. Westmoreland Rosebud Mining 

LLC, the current operator, will not be 

allowed to continue mining or recover 

the remaining Federal coal in Area F 

unless OSMRE completes its National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

analysis and the ASLM approves the 

Federal mining plan modification. 

Proposed Project 

The proposed Project would result in 

4,288 acres of surface disturbance and 

the recovery of 71.3 million tons of coal 

in the Rosebud Mine Area F. 

Summary of Expected Impacts 

Reasonably foreseeable effects of 

mining Federal coal have been 

evaluated for the following resources in 

the Draft SEIS: 

• Air quality (measured as 

concentration of criteria air pollutants 

regulated under the National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards, Hazardous Air 

Pollutants, and Air Quality Related 

Values such as visibility (haze) and 

atmospheric deposition) 


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