30 CFR Parts 816 and 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards - Surface and Underground Mining Activities

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
816-817JR.07.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-05-22	Available
Section 720.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2002-10-17	Available
Section 517.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-27	Available
Section 516.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2002-12-17	Available
Section 515.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2005-03-15	Available
Part 817.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2003-10-01	Available
Part 816.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-11-06	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46454	816 & 817.151 - Primary roads - Industry		New
46452	816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary - Industry		New
46447	817.122 - Subsidence control: Public notice - Industry		New
46446	817.121 - Subsidence control - Industry		New
46445	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success - SRAs		New
46443	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success - Industry		New
46441	816 & 817.83 & .87 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles and burned waste use - Industry		New
46439	816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements - Industry		New
46438	817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements - Industry		New
46431	816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements - Industry		New
46430	816 & 817.68 - Use of explosives: Records of blasting operations - Industry		New
46429	816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects - Industry		New
46428	816 & 817.64 - Use of explosives: Blasting schedule - Industry		New
46427	816 & 817.62 - Use of explosives: Preblasting survey - Industry		New
46425	816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones - SRAs		New
46424	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - SRAs		New
46423	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - Industry		New
46328	816 & 817.43 - Diversions - Industry		New
38245	816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection - Industry		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0047	ICR Reference No: 200610-1029-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200412-1029-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Parts 816 & 817 - Extension
Title: 30 CFR Parts 816 and 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards - Surface and Underground Mining Activities
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/05/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/15/2007
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2007
Responses	364,325	0	187,223
Time Burden (Hours)	1,502,105	0	940,933
Cost Burden (Dollars)	413,346	0	359,000

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Abstract: Sections 515 and 516 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that permittees conducting coal mining operations shall meet all applicable performance standards of the Act. The information collected is used by the regulatory authority in monitoring and inspecting surface coal mining activities to ensure that they are conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 1201 et. seq. Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 63353	10/30/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 12194	03/15/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 19

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection - Industry
816 & 817.43 - Diversions - Industry
816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones - SRAs
816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements - Industry
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success - Industry
816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements - Industry
817.122 - Subsidence control: Public notice - Industry
816 & 817.62 - Use of explosives: Preblasting survey - Industry
816 & 817.64 - Use of explosives: Blasting schedule - Industry
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - Industry
816 & 817.83 & .87 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles and burned waste use - Industry
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success - SRAs
817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements - Industry
816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary - Industry
816 & 817.151 - Primary roads - Industry
816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects - Industry
817.121 - Subsidence control - Industry
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - SRAs
816 & 817.68 - Use of explosives: Records of blasting operations - Industry

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	364,325	187,223	0	0	177,102	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,502,105	940,933	0	0	561,172	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	413,346	359,000	0	48,100	6,246	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: This increase is the result of adjustments due to a re-estimate in individual respondent burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $169,206

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: 03/15/2007

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