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in the Bureau of Land Management, 

Oregon/Washington State Office, 

Portland, Oregon: 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 21 S., R. 2 W., accepted June 30, 2021 

T. 3 S., R. 6 W., accepted June 30, 2021 

T. 12 S., R. 3 E., accepted June 30, 2021 

T. 7 S., R. 2 E., accepted June 30, 2021 

T. 39 S., R. 2 E., accepted June 30, 2021 

Willamette Meridian, Washington 

T. 39 N., R. 26 E., accepted June 30, 2021 

T. 9 N., R 27 E., accepted June 30, 2021 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest one or more plats of survey 

identified above must file a written 

notice of protest with the Chief 

Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ 

Washington, Bureau of Land 

Management. The notice of protest must 

identify the plat(s) of survey that the 

person or party wishes to protest. The 

notice of protest must be filed before the 

scheduled date of official filing for the 

plat(s) of survey being protested. Any 

notice of protest filed after the 

scheduled date of official filing will be 

untimely and will not be considered. A 

notice of protest is considered filed on 

the date it is received by the Chief 

Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ 

Washington during regular business 

hours; if received after regular business 

hours, a notice of protest will be 

considered filed the next business day. 

A written statement of reasons in 

support of a protest, if not filed with the 

notice of protest, must be filed with the 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ 

Washington within 30 calendar days 

after the notice of protest is filed. If a 

notice of protest against a plat of survey 

is received prior to the scheduled date 

of official filing, the official filing of the 

plat of survey identified in the notice of 

protest will be stayed pending 

consideration of the protest. A plat of 

survey will not be officially filed until 

the next business day following 

dismissal or resolution of all protests of 

the plat. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in a 

notice of protest or statement of reasons, 

you should be aware that the documents 

you submit—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available in their entirety at 

any time. While you can ask us to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3) 

Mary J.M. Hartel, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/ 

Washington. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 21XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0080] 

Permanent Regulatory Program 

Requirements—Standards for 

Certification of Blasters 

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 October 

15, 2021. 

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 1029–0080 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. 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 May 28, 

2021 (86 FR 28890). 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; 

(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: The information is used to 

identify and evaluate new blaster 

certification programs. Part 850 

implements Section 719 of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act 

(SMCRA). Section 719 requires the 

Secretary of the Interior to issue 

regulations which provide for each State 

regulatory authority to train, examine 

and certify persons for engaging in 

blasting or use of explosives in surface 

coal mining operations. Each State that 


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wishes to certify blasters must submit a 

blasters certification program to OSMRE 

for approval. 

Title of Collection: Permanent 

Regulatory Program Requirements— 

Standards for Certification of Blasters. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0080. 

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: 1. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 320 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 320. 

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, 

Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19829 Filed 9–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

211S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 21XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0043] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Bond and Insurance 

Requirements for Surface Coal Mining 

and Reclamation Operations Under 

Regulatory Programs 

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 October 

15, 2021. 

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 1029–0043 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. 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 May 3, 

2021 (86 FR 23427). 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; 

(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: The regulations at 30 CFR 

part 800 primarily implement § 509 of 

the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the 

Act), which requires that people 

planning to conduct surface coal mining 

operations first post a performance bond 

to guarantee fulfillment of all 

reclamation obligations under the 

approved permit. The regulations also 

establish bond release requirements and 

procedures consistent with § 519 of the 

Act, liability insurance requirements 

pursuant to § 507(f) of the Act, and 

procedures for bond forfeiture should 

the permittee default on reclamation 

obligations. 

Title of Collection: Bond and 

Insurance Requirements for Surface 

Coal Mining and Reclamation 

Operations under Regulatory Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0043. 

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: 3,375. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 8,158. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 2 hours to 35 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 66,440. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $521,735. 

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. 


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