Notice2025-13868
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals
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Published
July 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34671-34672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13868]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1029-0089; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 256S180110;
S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 25XS501520]
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and
Approval; Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of
Other Minerals
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, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
proposing to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail 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#b8cfdecad9d6d3ddd4f8d7cbd5cadd96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe89988c9f90959b92be918d938c9bd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number
1029-0089 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Frankel by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#12657460737c79777e527d617f60773c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="21564753404f4a444d614e524c53440f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone 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 (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
December 10, 2024 (89 FR 99276). No comments were received.
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
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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: 30 CFR part 778 implements the requirement in section
701(28) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA), which grants an exemption from the requirements of SMCRA to
operators extracting not more than 16\2/3\ percentage tonnage of coal
incidental to the extraction of other minerals. This information will
be used by the regulatory authorities to make that determination.
Title of Collection: Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to
the Extraction of Other Minerals.
OMB Control Number: 1029-0089.
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: 67.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 206.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies 1 hour to 30 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 734.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $800.
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. 2025-13868 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
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