30 CFR 784 - Underground Mining Permit Applications - Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operations Plan

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30 CFR Part 784e.doc Supplementary Document	2015-06-19
SMCRA.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-06-19
784SS.SPR Prop.6-19-15.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
217121	784.12(h) - Stream restoration plan. (SRA)	New
217120	784.12(h) - Stream restoration plan. (Industry)	New
213979	784.38 - What information must I provide concerning support facilities? (SRAs)	New
213978	784.38 - What information must I provide concerning support facilities? (Industry)	New
213977	784.37 - What information must I provide concerning access and haul roads? (SRAs)	New
213976	784.37 - What information must I provide concerning access and haul roads? (Industry)	New
213975	784.35 - What information must I provide concerning the minimization and disposal of excess spoil? (SRAs)	New
213974	784.35 - What information must I provide concerning the minimization and disposal of excess spoil? (Industry)	New
213973	784.33 - What information must I provide concerning the relocation or use of public roads? (SRAs)	New
213972	784.33 - What information must I provide concerning the relocation or use of public roads? (Industry)	New
213965	784.31 - What information must I provide concerning the protection of publicly owned parks and historic places? (SRAs)	New
213964	784.31 - What information must I provide concerning the protection of publicly owned parks and historic places? (Industry)	New
213963	784.30 - When must I prepare a subsidence control plan and what information must that plan include? (SRAs)	New
213962	784.30 - When must I prepare a subsidence control plan and what information must that plan include? (Industry)	New
213961	784.29 - What information must I include in the surface-water runoff control plan? (SRAs)	New
213960	784.29 - What information must I include in the surface-water runoff control plan? (Industry)	New
213959	784.28 - What additional requirements apply to activities in, through, or adjacent to streams? (SRAs)	New
213958	784.28 - What additional requirements apply to activities in, through, or adjacent to streams? (Industry)	New
213957	784.26 - What information must I provide if I plan to return coal processing waste to abandoned underground workings? (SRAs)	New
213956	784.26 - What information must I provide if I plan to return coal processing waste to abandoned underground workings? (Industry)	New
213955	784.25 - What information must I provide for siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles? (SRAs)	New
213954	784.25 - What information must I provide for siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles? (Industry)	New
213953	784.24 - What requirements apply to the postmining land use? (SRAs)	New
213952	784.24 - What requirements apply to the postmining land use? (Industry)	New
213951	784.23 - What information must I include in plans for the monitoring of groundwater, surface water, and the biological condition of streams during and after mining? (SRAs)	New
213950	784.23 - What information must I include in plans for the monitoring of groundwater, surface water, and the biological condition of streams during and after mining? (Industry)	New
213949	784.22 - What information must I include in the hydrologic reclamation plan and what information must I provide on alternative water sources? (SRAs)	New
213948	784.22 - What information must I include in the hydrologic reclamation plan and what information must I provide on alternative water sources? (Industry)	New
213947	784.21 - What requirements apply to preparation and review of the cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (CHIA)? (SRAs)	New
213946	784.21 - What requirements apply to preparation and review of the cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (CHIA)? (Industry)	New
213945	784.20 - How must I prepare the determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of my proposed operation (PHC determination)? (SRAsy)	New
213944	784.20 - How must I prepare the determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of my proposed operation (PHC determination)? (Industry)	New
213942	784.19 - What baseline information on hydrology, geology, and aquatic biology must I provide? (SRAs)	New
213941	784.19 - What baseline information on hydrology, geology, and aquatic biology must I provide? (industry)	New
213940	784.16 - What must I include in the fish and wildlife protection and enhancement plan? (SRAs)	New
213939	784.16 - What must I include in the fish and wildlife protection and enhancement plan? (Industry)	New
213938	784.14 What requirements apply to the use of existing structures? (SRAs)	New
213937	784.14 What requirements apply to the use of existing structures? (Industry)	New
213936	784.13 - What additional maps and plans must you provide with your application? (SRAs)	New
213935	784.13 - What additional maps and plans must you provide with your application? (Industry)	New
213934	784.12 - What must the reclamation plan include? (SRAs)	New
213933	784.12 - What must the reclamation plan include? (Industry)	New
213932	784.11 - What must I include in the general description of my proposed operations? (SRAs)	New
213931	784.11 - What must I include in the general description of my proposed operations? (Industry)	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0136	ICR Reference No: 201411-1029-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Part 784 - Proposed SPR
Title: 30 CFR 784 - Underground Mining Permit Applications - Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operations Plan
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 09/08/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/29/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Permit application requirements in Sections 507, 508, 510, 515 and 522 of PL 95-87 require the applicant to submit the operations and reclamation plans for coal mining activities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 95 - 87 507, 508, 510, 515, 522 Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1029-AC63	Proposed rulemaking	80 FR 44436	07/27/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 44

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
784.11 - What must I include in the general description of my proposed operations? (SRAs)
784.13 - What additional maps and plans must you provide with your application? (SRAs)
784.14 What requirements apply to the use of existing structures? (Industry)
784.16 - What must I include in the fish and wildlife protection and enhancement plan? (Industry)
784.16 - What must I include in the fish and wildlife protection and enhancement plan? (SRAs)
784.19 - What baseline information on hydrology, geology, and aquatic biology must I provide? (SRAs)
784.26 - What information must I provide if I plan to return coal processing waste to abandoned underground workings? (SRAs)
784.29 - What information must I include in the surface-water runoff control plan? (Industry)
784.37 - What information must I provide concerning access and haul roads? (SRAs)
784.38 - What information must I provide concerning support facilities? (SRAs)
784.12(h) - Stream restoration plan. (Industry)
784.12(h) - Stream restoration plan. (SRA)
784.23 - What information must I include in plans for the monitoring of groundwater, surface water, and the biological condition of streams during and after mining? (Industry)
784.26 - What information must I provide if I plan to return coal processing waste to abandoned underground workings? (Industry)
784.29 - What information must I include in the surface-water runoff control plan? (SRAs)
784.30 - When must I prepare a subsidence control plan and what information must that plan include? (Industry)
784.14 What requirements apply to the use of existing structures? (SRAs)
784.12 - What must the reclamation plan include? (Industry)
784.12 - What must the reclamation plan include? (SRAs)
784.13 - What additional maps and plans must you provide with your application? (Industry)
784.19 - What baseline information on hydrology, geology, and aquatic biology must I provide? (industry)
784.23 - What information must I include in plans for the monitoring of groundwater, surface water, and the biological condition of streams during and after mining? (SRAs)
784.24 - What requirements apply to the postmining land use? (Industry)
784.24 - What requirements apply to the postmining land use? (SRAs)
784.25 - What information must I provide for siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles? (Industry)
784.25 - What information must I provide for siltation structures, impoundments, and refuse piles? (SRAs)
784.28 - What additional requirements apply to activities in, through, or adjacent to streams? (Industry)
784.30 - When must I prepare a subsidence control plan and what information must that plan include? (SRAs)
784.28 - What additional requirements apply to activities in, through, or adjacent to streams? (SRAs)
784.31 - What information must I provide concerning the protection of publicly owned parks and historic places? (SRAs)
784.33 - What information must I provide concerning the relocation or use of public roads? (Industry)
784.33 - What information must I provide concerning the relocation or use of public roads? (SRAs)
784.35 - What information must I provide concerning the minimization and disposal of excess spoil? (Industry)
784.31 - What information must I provide concerning the protection of publicly owned parks and historic places? (Industry)
784.20 - How must I prepare the determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of my proposed operation (PHC determination)? (Industry)
784.20 - How must I prepare the determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of my proposed operation (PHC determination)? (SRAsy)
784.21 - What requirements apply to preparation and review of the cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (CHIA)? (Industry)
784.21 - What requirements apply to preparation and review of the cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (CHIA)? (SRAs)
784.22 - What information must I include in the hydrologic reclamation plan and what information must I provide on alternative water sources? (Industry)
784.22 - What information must I include in the hydrologic reclamation plan and what information must I provide on alternative water sources? (SRAs)
784.35 - What information must I provide concerning the minimization and disposal of excess spoil? (SRAs)
784.37 - What information must I provide concerning access and haul roads? (Industry)
784.38 - What information must I provide concerning support facilities? (Industry)
784.11 - What must I include in the general description of my proposed operations? (Industry)

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to promulgation of the proposed Stream Protection rule, this information collection request will increase the burden by 4,170 hours and $963,900 as program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,895

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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: 07/29/2015

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