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
Justification for 2008 SBZ Vacatur Rule.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2014-09-29	Available
816&817.30.2011.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-10-19	Available
816-817.SS.DRICE.2011.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-10-07	Available
816-817.60.2011.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-09-09	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)		Unchanged
46452	816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (Industry)		Unchanged
46447	817.122 - Subsidence control: Public notice. (Industry)		Unchanged
46446	817.121 - Subsidence control. (Industry)		Unchanged
46445	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (SRAs)		Unchanged
46443	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (Industry)		Unchanged
46441	816 & 817.83 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles. (Industry)		Unchanged
46438	817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for underground mines: General requirements. (Industry)		Unchanged
46431	816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for surface mines: General requirements. (Industry)		Unchanged
46429	816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects. (Industry)		Unchanged
46428	816 & 817.64 - Use of explosives: Blasting schedule. (Industry)		Unchanged
46427	816 & 817.62 - Use of explosives: Preblasting survey. (Industry)		Unchanged
46423	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - New permits. (Industry)		Unchanged
46328	816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (Industry)		Modified
38245	816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection. (Industry)		Unchanged
213214	816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones (SRAs)		New
213213	816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones (Industry)		New
199130	816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements. (Industry)		Unchanged
199128	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - Pre-existing. (Industry)		Unchanged
186679	816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (SRAs)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0047	ICR Reference No: 201409-1029-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-1029-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Parts 816 & 817 - change
Title: 30 CFR Parts 816 and 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards - Surface and Underground Mining Activities
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: 10/14/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/07/2014
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	12/31/2014	12/31/2014
Responses	361,703	0	361,266
Time Burden (Hours)	1,817,181	0	1,813,063
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,530,284	0	9,506,784

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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:
	76 FR 46840	08/03/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 64972	10/19/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 20

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for surface mines: General requirements. (Industry)
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - New permits. (Industry)
816 & 817.83 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles. (Industry)
816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (Industry)
816 & 817.151 - Primary roads. (Industry)
816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements. (Industry)
816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection. (Industry)
816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (Industry)
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (Industry)
816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects. (Industry)
817.121 - Subsidence control. (Industry)
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (SRAs)
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)
817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for underground mines: General requirements. (Industry)
816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (SRAs)
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - Pre-existing. (Industry)
816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones (Industry)
816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones (SRAs)

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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	361,703	361,266	0	437	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,817,181	1,813,063	0	4,118	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,530,284	9,506,784	0	23,500	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: OSMRE is submitting this change notice due to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's ruling on February 20, 2014, which vacated the stream buffer zone rule that we published December 12, 2008 (73 FR 75814). The court remanded the matter to us for further proceedings consistent with the decision. In relevant part, the Memorandum Decision stated that vacatur of the 2008 stream buffer zone rule resulted in reinstatement of the regulations in effect before the vacated rule took effect. Therefore, we are removing the provisions of the vacated 2008 rule and reinstating the corresponding information collection burdens in effect before the effective date of the 2008 rule (January 12, 2009).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,868

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 10/07/2014

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