30 CFR 750 - Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Indian Lands

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2017-16044.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-31
750SS.MF.2017.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-06-14
750.60.2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-05
Part 750.doc Supplementary Document	2008-01-28
Section 710.doc Supplementary Document	2008-01-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
226052	Minor Permit Revisions on Indian Lands	New
226051	Significant Permit Revisions on Indian Lands	New
11362	New Permits on Indian Lands	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0091	ICR Reference No: 201703-1029-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-1029-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: 750 - Extension
Title: 30 CFR 750 - Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Indian Lands
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/02/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2017
Responses	27	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	16,427	0	1,018
Cost Burden (Dollars)	34,000	0	34,000

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Abstract: Section 710 of PL 95-87 provides for the regulation of surface coal mining operations on Indian lands. Applicants who propose to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands must comply with the permitting and approval requirements of 30 CFR 750 which supplements the regulatory program by specifying additional requirements unique to Indian lands and outside the scope of the regulatory program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 30 USC 1201 et seq. Name of Law: The 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:
	82 FR 16621	04/05/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 35545	07/31/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
New Permits on Indian Lands
Significant Permit Revisions on Indian Lands
Minor Permit Revisions on Indian Lands

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	27	1	0	0	26	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,427	1,018	0	0	15,409	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	34,000	34,000	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection request re-estimates the burden hours for respondents to prepare a new permit, a significant permit revision. This collection also includes the burden hours associated with significant and multiple minor permit revisions. Prior information collection requests inadvertently omitted burden associated with minor revisions. This information collection request corrects that error.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $270,305

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 07/31/2017

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