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

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability

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

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46454	816 & 817.151 - Primary roads. (Industry)		Modified
46452	816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (Industry)		Modified
46447	817.122 - Subsidence control: Public notice. (Industry)		Modified
46446	817.121 - Subsidence control. (Industry)		Modified
46445	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (SRAs)		Modified
46443	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (Industry)		Modified
46441	816 & 817.83 & .87 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles and burned waste use. (Industry)		Modified
46439	816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements - Industry		Removed
46438	817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements. (Industry)		Modified
46431	816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements. (Industry)		Modified
46430	816 & 817.68 - Use of explosives: Records of blasting operations. (Industry)		Modified
46429	816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects. (Industry)		Modified
46428	816 & 817.64 - Use of explosives: Blasting schedule. (Industry)		Modified
46427	816 & 817.62 - Use of explosives: Preblasting survey. (Industry)		Modified
46425	816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones - SRAs		Removed
46424	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - SRAs		Removed
46423	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments. (Industry)		Modified
46328	816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (Industry)		Modified
38245	816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection. (Industry)		Modified
186796	816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (SRAs)		New
186679	816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (SRAs)		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0047	ICR Reference No: 200809-1029-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-1029-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Parts 816 & 817 - SBZ Final
Title: 30 CFR Parts 816 and 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards - Surface and Underground Mining Activities
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: 12/19/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/06/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	298,437	0	364,325
Time Burden (Hours)	1,092,430	0	1,502,105
Cost Burden (Dollars)	371,064	0	413,346

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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:
1029-AC04	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: 18

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments. (Industry)
816 & 817.83 & .87 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles and burned waste use. (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)
816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection. (Industry)
816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (Industry)
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (Industry)
816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements. (Industry)
817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil: General requirements. (Industry)
816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (SRAs)
817.121 - Subsidence control. (Industry)
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (SRAs)
816 & 817.68 - Use of explosives: Records of blasting operations. (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 - SRAs
816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements - Industry
816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones - SRAs
816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (SRAs)

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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	298,437	364,325	0	-17,656	-48,232	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,092,430	1,502,105	0	-75,913	-333,762	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	371,064	413,346	0	-38,482	-3,800	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Excess Spoil final rule was developed to reduce redundancy in the review process and promote long-term stability for the regulated community.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $24,558

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: 11/06/2008

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