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collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
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
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: Section 408 of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 authorizes Federal, State, and
Tribal governments to reclaim private
lands and allows for the establishment
of procedures for the recovery of the
cost of reclamation activities on
privately owned lands. These
procedures are intended to ensure that
governments have sufficient capability
to file liens so that certain landowners
will not receive a windfall from
reclamation.
Title of Collection: Reclamation on
Private Lands.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0057.
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: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 120 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 120.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0.

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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.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.
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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 1029–0051]

Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; State Regulatory
Authority: Inspection and Enforcement
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Mark Gehlhar, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room
1544–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by
email to mgehlhar@osmre.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1029–
0051 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at 202–208–2716. 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-

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contact in the United States. 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 (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.
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
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: This provision requires the
regulatory authority to conduct periodic
inspections of coal mining activities and
prepare and maintain inspection reports
and other related documents for OSMRE
and public review. This information is
necessary to meet the requirements of
the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 and its public
participation provisions. Public review
assures the public that the State is
meeting the requirements of the Act and
approved State regulatory program.
Title of Collection: State Regulatory
Authority: Inspection and Enforcement.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0051.
Form Number: None.

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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 24.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 54,515.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1.5 hours to 10
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 441,795.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $625.
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.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–28735 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
245S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 24XS501520]

Notice of Availability of the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement Federal Mining Plan
Modification for Federal Coal Lease
MTM 082186 at the Rosebud Mine Area
F; Rosebud Mine Area F Mining Plan
Modification SEIS
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
AGENCY:

The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
has prepared a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
SEIS) for the Federal Mining Plan
Modification for Federal Coal Lease
MTM 082186 at the Rosebud Mine Area
F (Project), located in Treasure and
Rosebud Counties, Montana. The
proposed action would allow for
continued mining operations in the
Area F permit area, resulting in an
estimated disturbance of up to 4,288

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acres and the extraction of
approximately 71.3 million tons of coal.
The Draft SEIS was prepared in
response to deficiencies identified by
the United States District Court for the
District of Montana in the 2018 Western
Energy Area F Final Environmental
Impact Statement. OSMRE invites
public comments on the Draft SEIS
during a 45-day public comment period,
with a public meeting to be held to
gather additional input.
DATES: OSMRE requests comments
concerning the analyses in the Draft
SEIS. All comments must be received by
January 21, 2025. The public meeting
will be held at the City of Colstrip City
Hall, City Council Chambers, Colstrip
Municipal Building located at 12 Cherry
Street, Colstrip, Montana from 4:30 to
7:30 p.m. MST on January 8, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Project by any of the
following methods:
Email: rosebudmineareafseis@
eroresources.com.
Be sure to send emails with the
subject line: ATTN: Rosebud Mine Area
F Mining Plan Modification SEIS.
Mail: ATTN: Rosebud Mine Area F
Mining Plan Modification SEIS, C/O:
Roberta Martı´nez Herna´ndez, OSMRE
Regions 5, 7–11, P.O. Box 25065,
Denver, CO 80225–0065.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roberta Martı´nez Herna´ndez, Project
Coordinator by telephone: 303–236–
4705, email at rmartinezhernandez@
osmre.gov, or at the address provided in
the ADDRESSES section.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSMRE
has prepared a Draft SEIS for the
Rosebud Mine Area F Project for
inclusion in its mining plan decision
document, which will also include a
recommendation from OSMRE to the
Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management (ASLM) of the
Department of the Interior on whether to
approve, disapprove, or conditionally
approve the Federal mining plan
modification. This recommendation is
made in accordance with 30 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 746.13. The
Project involves Federal coal leased
under MTM 082186 and, therefore,
requires approval from the ASLM under
the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920.
OSMRE initially published an EIS for
Rosebud Area F in November 2018. That
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Montana held in Montana
Environmental Information Center v.
Haaland, No. CV 19–130–BLG–SPW (D.
Mont. 2022) that the EIS failed to
analyze a reasonable range of
alternatives, failed to provide highquality accurate scientific analysis on
the economic costs of greenhouse gas
emissions from Area F, and did not take
a hard look at cumulative impacts on
surface water. The Draft SEIS updates
and expands on the environmental
analysis in the 2018 EIS and provides
the additional impacts analysis
identified as deficient by the district
court.
The Rosebud Mine is operated by
Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
under Permit C2011003F, issued by the
Montana Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ), in accordance with its
State mine permit. As proposed, the
Project would result in 4,288 acres of
surface disturbance and recovery of 71.3
million tons of coal.
Purpose and Need for the Proposed
Action
OSMRE’s purpose in preparing the
Draft SEIS is to fully analyze the
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed Federal mining plan
modification for Rosebud Mine Area F.
This analysis specifically addresses the
deficiencies identified by the United
States District Court for the District of
Montana so that OSMRE can make an
informed recommendation to the ASLM
to approve, disapprove, or conditionally
approve the proposed Federal mining
plan modification for Rosebud Mine
Area F. Westmoreland Rosebud Mining
LLC, the current operator, will not be
allowed to continue mining or recover
the remaining Federal coal in Area F
unless OSMRE completes its National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
analysis and the ASLM approves the
Federal mining plan modification.
Proposed Project
The proposed Project would result in
4,288 acres of surface disturbance and
the recovery of 71.3 million tons of coal
in the Rosebud Mine Area F.
Summary of Expected Impacts
Reasonably foreseeable effects of
mining Federal coal have been
evaluated for the following resources in
the Draft SEIS:
• Air quality (measured as
concentration of criteria air pollutants
regulated under the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards, Hazardous Air
Pollutants, and Air Quality Related
Values such as visibility (haze) and
atmospheric deposition)

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