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

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
217062	785.25 - What speical provisions apply to proposed operations on lands eligible for remining? (SRAs)		Modified
217061	785.22 - In situ processing activities. (SRAs)		Modified
217060	785.20 - Auguring. (SRAs)		Modified
217058	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)		Modified
217057	785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirements. (SRAs)		Modified
217056	785.17 - Prime farmland. (SRAs)		Modified
217055	785.17 - Prime farmland. (Industry)		Modified
217053	785.16 - What special provisions apply to proposed variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep-slope mining? (SRAs)		Modified
217052	785.15 - Steep slope mining. (SRAs)		Modified
217051	785.14 - What special provisions apply to mountaintop removal mining operations? (SRAs)		Modified
217050	785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (SRAs)		Modified
199411	785.25 - What speical provisions apply to proposed operations on lands eligible for remining? (Industry)		Modified
199410	785.22 - In situ processing activities. (Industry)		Modified
199409	785.20 - Auguring. (Industry)		Modified
199408	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)		Modified
199406	785.16 - What special provisions apply to proposed variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep-slope mining? (Industry)		Modified
199405	785.14 - What special provisions apply to mountaintop removal mining operations? (Industry)		Modified
199404	785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirements. (Industry)		Modified
199403	785.15 - Steep slope mining. (Industry)		Modified
199402	785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (Industry)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0137	ICR Reference No: 201610-1029-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201109-1029-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Part 785 - Final SPR
Title: 30 CFR Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 12/06/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/10/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	374	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	17,960	0	0
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 in Federal program states and on Indian lands for special types of mining activities to provide descriptions, maps, plans and data of the proposed activity. Without this information, OSM and state regulatory authorities could not approve permit applications for special categories of coal mines and related facilities.

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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-AC63	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
785.25 - What speical provisions apply to proposed operations on lands eligible for remining? (Industry)
785.17 - Prime farmland. (SRAs)
785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirements. (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)
785.25 - What speical provisions apply to proposed operations on lands eligible for remining? (SRAs)
785.20 - Auguring. (SRAs)
785.22 - In situ processing activities. (SRAs)
785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (SRAs)
785.14 - What special provisions apply to mountaintop removal mining operations? (SRAs)
785.15 - Steep slope mining. (SRAs)
785.16 - What special provisions apply to proposed variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep-slope mining? (SRAs)
785.17 - Prime farmland. (Industry)
785.16 - What special provisions apply to proposed variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep-slope mining? (Industry)
785.14 - What special provisions apply to mountaintop removal mining operations? (Industry)
785.20 - Auguring. (Industry)
785.22 - In situ processing activities. (Industry)
785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (Industry)
785.15 - Steep slope mining. (Industry)
785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirements. (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)

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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	374	0	0	0	374	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,960	0	0	480	17,480	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (we or OSMRE) is submitting this request to revise its collection of information for 30 CFR 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining. As part of the stream protection rulemaking, OSMRE is modifying the collection requirements in 30 CFR 785.14 and 785.16. OSMRE received over 94,000 comments on the proposed rule, many of which had information collection ramifications. These comments were reviewed and the final SPR has incorporated changes, where appropriate, to reflect the comments. Likewise, this information collection request has been modified from the original request to OMB to incorporate those final rule changes and the public comments which affect this information collection request. This information collection request will increase non-wage burden costs from $1,502,404 to $1,517,646, an increase of $15,242. This represents a programmatic increase of $19,303 due to promulgation of the final Stream Protection Rule, and a reduction of $4,092 due to adjustments in responses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $31,783

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: 11/10/2016

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