ANNUAL STATUS REPORT AND CERTIFICTION AND WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF REFUSE PILES AND IMPOUNDMENTS (30 CFR 77.215-2(B)(4) THROUGH (8) & (C), 77I.215.3, 77.216-3, & 77.216-4)

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
123021	ANNUAL STATUS REPORT AND CERTIFICTION AND WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF REFUSE PILES AND IMPOUNDMENTS (30 CFR 77.215-2(B)(4) THROUGH (8) & (C), 77I.215.3, 77.216-3, & 77.216-4)	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1219-0015	ICR Reference No: 198801-1219-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 198708-1219-007
Agency/Subagency: DOL/MSHA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: ANNUAL STATUS REPORT AND CERTIFICTION AND WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF REFUSE PILES AND IMPOUNDMENTS (30 CFR 77.215-2(B)(4) THROUGH (8) & (C), 77I.215.3, 77.216-3, & 77.216-4)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/21/1988
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/13/1988
Terms of Clearance: We have approved continued use of these recordkeeping requirements for two additional months in order to allow the agency additional time to consider scheduling a regulatory review of these provisions, as we directed in our conditions of clearance dated July 2, 1987. The agency has not yet addressed the concerns raised in our clearances of April 4, 1986 and September 4, 1986. In particular, it is not clea with regard to the requirement in 30 CFR 77.216-3 for weekly examinations of impoundments that certification, as defined in 5 CFR 1320.7(k)(1), could not fulfill the agency's mission while imposing less burden. In addition, it remains unclear why this information must be collected on a weekly basis for each impoundment.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/1988	05/31/1988	03/31/1988
Responses	31,875	0	31,875
Time Burden (Hours)	76,230	0	76,230
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: RQUIRES COAL MINE OPERATORS TO SUBMIT TO MSHA AN ANNUAL STATUS REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON REFUSE PILES AND IMPOUNMENTS, AND TO KEEP RECORDS OF THE RESULTS OF WEEKLY EXAMINATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION MONITORING.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
ANNUAL STATUS REPORT AND CERTIFICTION AND WEEKLY INSPECTIONS OF REFUSE PILES AND IMPOUNDMENTS (30 CFR 77.215-2(B)(4) THROUGH (8) & (C), 77I.215.3, 77.216-3, & 77.216-4)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	31,875	31,875	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	76,230	76,230	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/13/1988

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