30 CFR Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43762	785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (Industry)	Modified
186542	785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (SRAs)	New
186541	785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (Industry)	New
186540	785.22 - In situ processing activities. (SRAs)	New
186539	785.22 - In situ processing activities. (Industry)	New
186538	785.20 - Auguring. (SRAs)	New
186537	785.20 - Auguring. (Industry)	New
186536	785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (SRAs)	New
186535	785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (Industry)	New
186534	785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (SRAs)	New
186533	785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (Industry)	New
186531	785.17 - Prime farmland. (SRAs)	New
186530	785.17 - Prime farmland. (Industry)	New
186529	785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (SRAs)	New
186528	785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (Industry)	New
186527	785.15 - Steep slope mining. (SRAs)	New
186526	785.15 - Steep slope mining. (Industry)	New
186525	785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (SRAs)	New
186524	785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (Industry)	New
186523	785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (SRAs)	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0040	ICR Reference No: 200809-1029-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-1029-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: 785 - AML Final Rule
Title: 30 CFR Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 01/07/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2009
Responses	387	0	228
Time Burden (Hours)	24,442	0	16,146
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information is being collected to meet the requirements of Section 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711 of PL 95-87, which require applicants for special types of mining activities to provide descriptions, maps, plans and data of the proposed activity.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 95 - 87 507, 508, 510, 515, 701, 711 Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 432 415 Name of Law: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1029-AC56	Final or interim final rulemaking

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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: 20

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
785.15 - Steep slope mining. (SRAs)
785.17 - Prime farmland. (SRAs)
785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (Industry)
785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (SRAs)
785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (Industry)
785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (SRAs)
785.17 - Prime farmland. (Industry)
785.20 - Auguring. (Industry)
785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (Industry)
785.20 - Auguring. (SRAs)
785.22 - In situ processing activities. (SRAs)
785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (SRAs)
785.22 - In situ processing activities. (Industry)
785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (Industry)
785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (SRAs)
785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (Industry)
785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (SRAs)
785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (Industry)
785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (SRAs)
785.15 - Steep slope mining. (Industry)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	387	228	159	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,442	16,146	8,296	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: The Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006 removed the sunset provisions of section 785.25 and reinstates permitting for remining sites, adding 8,296 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $42,323

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: 10/30/2008

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