Notice2025-09026
Agency Information Collection Activities; Permanent Regulatory Program Requirements-Standards for Certification of Blasters
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Published
May 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21789-21790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09026]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 256S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000
25XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0080]
Agency Information Collection Activities; 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.
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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
June 20, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this proposed
information collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. You
may find this particular ICR 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 William Frankel, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room
4547-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96e1f0e4f7f8fdf3fad6f9e5fbe4f3b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bacddcc8dbd4d1dfd6fad5c9d7c8df94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>.
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, you may contact William Frankel by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3a4b5a1b2bdb8b6bf93bca0bea1b6fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196e7f6b7877727c7559766a746b7c377e766f">[email protected]</span></a> or by phone at (202) 208-0121. 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-of-contact in the United States.
You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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
October 30, 2024 (89 FR 86368). 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;
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(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 of 1977 (SMCRA). Section 719
requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations that
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 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: 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.).
William L. Frankel,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2025-09026 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
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