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met. BSEE monitors the records
concerning pipeline inspections and
tests to ensure safety of operations and
protection of the environment and to
schedule witnessing trips and
inspections. Information is also
necessary to determine the point at
which the DOI or Department of
Transportation (DOT) has regulatory
responsibility for a pipeline and to be
informed of the identified operator if
not the same as the pipeline ROW
holder.
We use the information in Form
BSEE–0149, Assignment of Federal OCS
Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant, to track
pipeline ROW holders; as well as use
this information to update the corporate
database that is used to determine what
leases are available for a Lease Sale and
the ownership of all OCS leases.
We are adding a new Form BSEE–
0135, Designation of Right-of-Way
Operator, to identify who has the
authority to act on the ROW grant
holder’s behalf to fulfill obligations
under the OCS Lands Act; as well as,
BSEE may provide to the designated
ROW operator written or oral
instructions in securing compliance
with the ROW grant in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations.
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 250,
subpart J, Pipelines and Pipeline Rightsof-Way (ROW).
OMB Control Number: 1014–0016.
Form Number: BSEE–0149—
Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline
Right-of-Way Grant, and Form BSEE–
0135—Designation of Right-of-Way
Operator.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents comprise Federal
OCS oil, gas, and sulfur lessees/
operators and holders of pipeline rightsof-way.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: Not all of the potential
respondents will submit information in
any given year, and some may submit
multiple times.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,961.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 30 minutes to
107 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 34,560.
Respondent’s Obligation: Most
responses are mandatory, while others
are required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
and varies by section.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: This IC request includes
seven non-hour cost burdens, all of
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required under 30 CFR 250, subpart J.
The total of the non-hour cost burden
(cost recovery fees) in this IC request is
an estimated $1,379,369.
The non-hour cost burdens required
in 30 CFR 250, subpart J (and respective
cost-recovery fee amount per
transaction) are required under:
§ 250.1000(b)—New Pipeline
Application (lease term)—$3,541
§ 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application
Modification (lease term)—$2,056
§ 250.1000(b)—Pipeline Application
Modification (ROW)—$4,169
§ 250.1008(e)—Pipeline Repair
Notification—$388
§ 250.1015(a)—Pipeline ROW Grant
Application—$2,771
§ 250.1015(a)—Pipeline Conversion
from Lease Term to ROW—$236
§ 250.1018(b)—Pipeline ROW
Assignment—$201
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).
Dated: July 17, 2018.
Doug Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0043]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Bond and Insurance
Requirements for Surface Coal Mining
and Reclamation Operations Under
Regulatory Programs
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 for bond and insurance
requirements for surface coal mining
and reclamation operations under
regulatory programs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 20, 2018.
SUMMARY:

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Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C
Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,
DC 20240; or by email to jtrelease@
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 John Trelease by email
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2783. 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, 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 provides
the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on May 22,
2018 (83 FR 23720). No comments were
received.
We are again 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
OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (3) how might OSMRE
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) how might OSMRE 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. 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
ADDRESSES:

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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Title: 30 CFR part 800—Bond and
Insurance Requirements for Surface
Coal Mining and Reclamation
Operations under Regulatory Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0043.
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.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Applicants for surface coal mine
permits and State regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 3,350 applicants and 24
State regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,350 applicants and 5,475
State regulatory authorities.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 2 hours to 35.24
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 71,639 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $565,096.
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.
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.).
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0025]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Maintenance of State
Programs and Procedures for
Substituting Federal Enforcement of
State Programs and Withdrawing
Approval of State Programs
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 which provides that any
interested person may request the
Director of OSMRE to evaluate a State
program by setting forth in the request
a concise statement of facts that the
person believes establishes the need for
the evaluation.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C
Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,
DC 20240; or by email to jtrelease@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0025 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2783. 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, 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
SUMMARY:

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reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provides
the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on May 23,
2018 (83 FR 23934). No comments were
received.
We are again 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
OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (3) how might OSMRE
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) how might OSMRE 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. 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 of Collection: 30 CFR part 733—
Maintenance of State Programs and
Procedures for Substituting Federal
Enforcement of State Programs and
Withdrawing Approval of State
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0025.
Abstract: This Part allows any
interested person to request the Director
of OSMRE evaluate a state program by
setting forth in the request a concise
statement of facts that the person
believes establishes the need for the
evaluation.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Any
interested person (individuals,
businesses, institutions, organizations).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1 individual or
organization.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 20 hours to 100
hours, and an average of 50 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 50 hours.

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