67190 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 218 / Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / Notices 

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). 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: Persons 

planning to conduct coal exploration 

and State regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 2,156. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,644. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: 

$2,408. 

Dated: November 5, 2014. 

Harry J. Payne, Chief, 

Division of Regulatory Support. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

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134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 

33F 13xs501520] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Request for Comments for 

1029–0040 

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 the requirements for 

permits for special categories of mining. 

This information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned control number 1029–0040. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activities must be 

received by January 12, 2015, to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 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 part 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 the information collection that 

OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 

approval. This collection is contained in 

30 CFR 785—Requirements for permits 

for special categories of mining. 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 785 is 1029–0040 and 

is codified at 30 CFR 785.10. Responses 

are required to obtain a benefit. 

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 

OSM’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. 

Title: 30 CFR part 785—Requirements 

for permits for special categories of 

mining. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0040. 

Summary: The information is being 

collected to meet the requirements of 

sections 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711 

of Public Law 95–87, which require 

applicants for special types of mining 

activities to provide descriptions, maps, 

plans and data of the proposed activity. 

This information will be used by the 

regulatory authority in determining if 

the applicant can meet the applicable 

performance standards for the special 

type of mining activity. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for coalmine permits and 

State Regulatory Authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 189 permit 

applicants and 189 State regulatory 

authorities. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,820. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $0. 

Dated: November 5, 2014. 

Harry J. Payne, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26763 Filed 11–10–14; 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 

1029–0036 

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 Surface Mining Permit 

Applications—Minimum Requirements 

for Reclamation and Operation Plan. 

This information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned clearance number 1029–0036. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by January 12, 2015, to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 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 part 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

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

require that interested members of the 


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