Section 774.9 - Information collection(a) The collections of information contained in part 774 have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and assigned clearance number 1029-0116. Regulatory authorities will use this information to:(1) Determine if the applicant meets the requirements for revision; renewal; transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights;(2) Enter and update information in AVS following the issuance of a permit; and(3) Fulfill post-permit issuance requirements and other obligations based on ownership, control, and violation information.(b) A Federal 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. Response is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with SMCRA. Send comments regarding burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 202-SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. 72 FR 68030 , Dec. 3, 2007, as amended at 81 FR 93325 , Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54944 , Nov. 17, 2017