30 CFR Parts 816 and 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards - Surface and Underground Mining Activities

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1029-0047.prt816-817.SSA.2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-07-31	Repair queued
1029-0047.prt816.30.2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-07-31	Missing upstream
1029-0047.prt816.60.2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-07-08	Repair queued
30 CFR Part 817e.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-11-04	Repair queued
30 CFR Part 816e.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-11-04	Missing upstream
Section 720.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2002-10-17	Repair queued
Section 517.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-27	Missing upstream
Section 516.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2002-12-17	Missing upstream
Section 515.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2005-03-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46454	816 & 817.151 - Primary roads. (Industry)		Modified
46452	816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (Industry)		Modified
46447	817.122 - Subsidence control: Public notice. (Industry)		Modified
46446	817.121 - Subsidence control. (Industry)		Modified
46445	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (SRAs)		Unchanged
46443	816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (Industry)		Modified
46441	816 & 817.83 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles. (Industry)		Modified
46438	817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for underground mines: General requirements. (Industry)		Modified
46431	816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for surface mines: General requirements. (Industry)		Modified
46429	816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects. (Industry)		Modified
46428	816 & 817.64 - Use of explosives: Blasting schedule. (Industry)		Modified
46427	816 & 817.62 - Use of explosives: Preblasting survey. (Industry)		Modified
46423	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - New permits. (Industry)		Modified
46328	816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (Industry)		Modified
38245	816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection. (Industry)		Modified
213214	816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones (SRAs)		Modified
199130	816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements. (Industry)		Modified
199128	816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - Pre-existing. (Industry)		Modified
186679	816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (SRAs)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0047	ICR Reference No: 202309-1029-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-1029-003
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Parts 816 & 817 - ext.
Title: 30 CFR Parts 816 and 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards - Surface and Underground Mining Activities
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/31/2024

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2024
Responses	264,783	367,712
Time Burden (Hours)	1,068,422	1,662,067
Cost Burden (Dollars)	20,650,947	24,376,631

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Abstract: Sections 515 and 516 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 provide that permittees conducting coal mining operations shall meet all applicable performance standards of the Act. The information collected is used by the regulatory authority in monitoring and inspecting surface coal mining activities to ensure that they are conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Act.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 27448	04/17/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 61497	07/31/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 19

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (Industry)
816 & 817.116 - Revegetation: Standards for success. (SRAs)
816 & 817.131 - Cessation of operations: Temporary. (Industry)
816 & 817.151 - Primary roads. (Industry)
816 & 817.41 - Hydrologic-balance protection. (Industry)
816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (Industry)
816 & 817.43 - Diversions. (SRAs)
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - New permits. (Industry)
816 & 817.49 - Impoundments - Pre-existing. (Industry)
816 & 817.57 - Hydrologic balance: Stream buffer zones (SRAs)
816 & 817.62 - Use of explosives: Preblasting survey. (Industry)
816 & 817.64 - Use of explosives: Blasting schedule. (Industry)
816 & 817.67 - Use of explosives: Control of adverse effects. (Industry)
816 & 817.81 - Coal mine waste: General requirements. (Industry)
816 & 817.83 - Coal mine waste: Refuse piles. (Industry)
816.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for surface mines: General requirements. (Industry)
817.121 - Subsidence control. (Industry)
817.122 - Subsidence control: Public notice. (Industry)
817.71 - Disposal of excess spoil for underground mines: General requirements. (Industry)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	264,783	367,712	0	0	-102,929	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,068,422	1,662,067	0	0	-593,645	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	20,650,947	24,376,631	0	0	-3,725,684	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $65,149

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? No

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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: 07/31/2024

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