30 CFR 780 - Surface Mining Permit Applications - Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Justification for No Material or Nonsubstative Change.doc.doc	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2009-03-17	Available
780Merge.SS.09.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-08-25	Available
780.30.08.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-10-09	Repair queued
780.60.08.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Repair queued
Part 780.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Available
Section 522.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Available
Section 515.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Available
Section 510.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Available
Section 508.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Available
Section 507.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-09-04	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
188351	780.28 - Activities in or adjacent to perennial or intermittent streams. (SRAs)		New
188350	780.28 - Activities in or adjacent to perennial or intermittent streams. (Industry)		New
186423	780.38 - Support facilities. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186421	780.38 - Support facilities. (Industry)		Unchanged
186420	780.37 - Road systems. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186419	780.37 - Road systems. (Industry)		Unchanged
186417	780.35 - Disposal of excess spoil. (SRAs)		Modified
186415	780.35 - Disposal of excess spoil. (Industry)		Modified
186414	780.33 - Relocation or use of public roads. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186413	780.33 - Relocation or use of public roads. (Industry)		Unchanged
186411	780.31 - Protection of publicly owned parks and historic places. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186410	780.31 - Protection of publicly owned parks and historic places. (Industry)		Unchanged
186409	780.29 - Diversions. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186408	780.29 - Diversions. (Industry)		Unchanged
186407	780.27 - Reclamation plan: Surface mining near underground mining. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186406	780.27 - Reclamation plan: Surface mining near underground mining. (Industry)		Unchanged
186405	780.25 - Reclamation plan: Siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles. (SRAs)		Modified
186404	780.25 - Reclamation plan: Siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles. (Industry)		Modified
186403	780.23 - Reclamation plan: Land use information. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186402	780.23 - Reclamation plan: Land use information (Industry)		Unchanged
186401	780.22 - Geologic information. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186400	780.22 - Geologic information. (Industry)		Unchanged
186399	780.21 - Hydrologic information. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186398	780.21 - Hydrologic information. (Industry)		Unchanged
186397	780.18 - Reclamation plan: General requirements. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186396	780.18 - Reclamation plan: General requirements. (Industry)		Unchanged
186395	780.16 - Fish and wildlife information. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186394	780.16 - Fish and wildlife information. (Industry)		Unchanged
186393	780.15 - Air pollution control plan. (SRAs)		Removed
186392	780.15 - Air pollution control plan. (Industry)		Removed
186391	780.14 - Operation plan: Maps and plans. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186390	780.14 - Operation plan: Maps and plans. (Industry)		Unchanged
186388	780.13 - Operation plan: Blasting. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186387	780.13 - Operation plan: Blasting. (Industry)		Unchanged
186386	780.12 - Operation plan: Existing structures. (SRAs)		Unchanged
186385	780.12 - Operation plan: Existing structures. (Industry)		Unchanged
186384	780.11 - Operation plan: General requirements. (SRA)		Unchanged
11283	780.11 - Operation plan: General requirements. (Industry)		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0036	ICR Reference No: 200903-1029-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200807-1029-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Part 780 - merge
Title: 30 CFR 780 - Surface Mining Permit Applications - Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/23/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/17/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2012	03/31/2012	03/31/2012
Responses	8,008	0	7,584
Time Burden (Hours)	364,507	0	360,163
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,045,875	0	1,992,395

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Abstract: Permit application requirements in Section 507 and 508(g) of PL 95-87 require the applicant to submit the operations and reclamation plans for coal mining activities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 95 - 87 507, 508, 510, 515, 522 Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
  

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:
	73 FR 37486	07/01/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 59670	10/09/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 36

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
780.13 - Operation plan: Blasting. (SRAs)
780.15 - Air pollution control plan. (Industry)
780.22 - Geologic information. (SRAs)
780.29 - Diversions. (Industry)
780.12 - Operation plan: Existing structures. (Industry)
780.21 - Hydrologic information. (Industry)
780.29 - Diversions. (SRAs)
780.11 - Operation plan: General requirements. (SRA)
780.12 - Operation plan: Existing structures. (SRAs)
780.25 - Reclamation plan: Siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles. (Industry)
780.25 - Reclamation plan: Siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles. (SRAs)
780.28 - Activities in or adjacent to perennial or intermittent streams. (Industry)
780.15 - Air pollution control plan. (SRAs)
780.14 - Operation plan: Maps and plans. (Industry)
780.31 - Protection of publicly owned parks and historic places. (Industry)
780.31 - Protection of publicly owned parks and historic places. (SRAs)
780.21 - Hydrologic information. (SRAs)
780.27 - Reclamation plan: Surface mining near underground mining. (Industry)
780.35 - Disposal of excess spoil. (SRAs)
780.38 - Support facilities. (Industry)
780.33 - Relocation or use of public roads. (Industry)
780.37 - Road systems. (SRAs)
780.27 - Reclamation plan: Surface mining near underground mining. (SRAs)
780.14 - Operation plan: Maps and plans. (SRAs)
780.18 - Reclamation plan: General requirements. (Industry)
780.33 - Relocation or use of public roads. (SRAs)
780.37 - Road systems. (Industry)
780.38 - Support facilities. (SRAs)
780.11 - Operation plan: General requirements. (Industry)
780.35 - Disposal of excess spoil. (Industry)
780.22 - Geologic information. (Industry)
780.16 - Fish and wildlife information. (Industry)
780.23 - Reclamation plan: Land use information (Industry)
780.16 - Fish and wildlife information. (SRAs)
780.18 - Reclamation plan: General requirements. (SRAs)
780.13 - Operation plan: Blasting. (Industry)
780.23 - Reclamation plan: Land use information. (SRAs)
780.28 - Activities in or adjacent to perennial or intermittent streams. (SRAs)

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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	8,008	7,584	0	-2	426	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	364,507	360,163	0	-8	4,352	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,045,875	1,992,395	0	-20	53,500	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This information collection change merges the collection approved by OMB under 1029-0128 for the Excess Spoil rule published December 12, 2008, into the collection package for Part 780 approved under 1029-0036.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $170,610

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)? No

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: 03/17/2009

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