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)