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.
US Code:
30 USC 1201 et. seq. Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977
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.
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:
(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;
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.
785.25 - What speical provisions apply to proposed operations on lands eligible for remining? (SRAs)