Permit application requirements in Sections 507, 508, 510, 515 and 522 of PL 95-87 (30 USC 1201 et. seq.) require the applicant to submit the operations and reclamation plans for coal mining activities.
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 (âweâ or OSMRE) is submitting this request to revise its information collection authority for 30 CFR part 784. This regulation governs the minimum requirements for preparing Reclamation and Operation Plans to be submitted as part of an underground mining permit application package.
OSMRE proposed a Stream Protection Rule (SPR) on July 27, 2015, (80 FR 44436) which proposed to modify the collection requirements in 30 CFR part 784. This proposed rule sought comments from the public comments on the burden estimates we identified, the availability of data, frequency of collection, the clarity of instructions and recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting format, and on the data elements to be recorded, disclosed, and reported for the entire part associated with the information collections approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 1029-0039.
OMB assigned control number 1029-0136 to this collection, but reserved approval pending review of the information collection package associated with the final SPR.
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 respondent burden by 10,319 hours and $4,655,868 in non-wage costs due to program changes under the Stream Protection rule. This information collection request also demonstrates adjustments of -46,893 hours and -$18,894 in non-wage costs for a total of 25,033 hours and $5,081,139.
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.
784.27 - What additional permitting requirements apply to proposed activities in or through ephemeral streams? (SRAs)