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number for 30 CFR part 955 and Form 

OSM–74 is 1029–0083, and is codified 

at 30 CFR 955.10. 

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 part 955—Certification 

of blasters in Federal program states and 

on Indian lands. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0083. 

Summary: This information is being 

collected to ensure that the applicants 

for blaster certification are qualified. 

This information, with blasting tests, 

will be used to determine the eligibility 

of the applicant. 

Bureau Form Number: OSM–74. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals intent on being certified as 

blasters in Federal program States and 

on Indian lands. 

Total Annual Responses: 19. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 19. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Burden Cost: 

$1,525. 

Authority: The authorities for this action 

are the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 

U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). 

Dated: June 27, 2017. 

John A. Trelease, 

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17288 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F 

178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00 

33F 17XS501520] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: OMB Control Number 1029– 

0054; Abandoned Mine Reclamation 

Funds 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments for 1029–0054. 

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 authority for the collection of 

information relating to abandoned mine 

reclamation funds. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by October 16, 2017, 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 electronically at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (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 the information collection that 

OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 

approval. This collection is contained in 

30 CFR 872, Abandoned Mine 

Reclamation Funds. 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 872 is 1029–0054 and 

is codified at 30 CFR 872.10. 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. 

This notice provides the public with 

60 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR 872—Abandoned Mine 

Reclamation Funds. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0054. 

Summary: 30 CFR 872 establishes a 

procedure whereby States and Indian 

tribes submit written statements 

announcing the State/Tribe’s decision 

not to submit reclamation plans, and 

therefore, will not be granted AML 

funds. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State and 

Tribal abandoned mine land 

reclamation agencies. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1. 

Authority: The authorities for this action 

are the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 

U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). 

Dated: July 12, 2017. 

John A. Trelease, 

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17289 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am] 

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