30 CFR Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
785.30.2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-20
785SS.TL.MG.2021 .docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-29
785.60.2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-16
Part 785 - e-CFR.doc Supplementary Document	2011-12-08
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16
Section 711.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16
Section 516.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16
Section 510.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16
Section 507.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16
Section 515.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16
Section 415.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43762	785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (Industry)	Unchanged
186542	785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (SRAs)	Modified
186541	785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (Industry)	Modified
186540	785.22 - In situ processing activities. (SRAs)	Unchanged
186539	785.22 - In situ processing activities. (Industry)	Unchanged
186538	785.20 - Auguring. (SRAs)	Modified
186537	785.20 - Auguring. (Industry)	Modified
186536	785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (SRAs)	Unchanged
186535	785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (Industry)	Unchanged
186534	785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (SRAs)	Modified
186533	785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (Industry)	Modified
186531	785.17 - Prime farmland. (SRAs)	Unchanged
186530	785.17 - Prime farmland. (Industry)	Unchanged
186529	785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (SRAs)	Unchanged
186528	785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (Industry)	Unchanged
186527	785.15 - Steep slope mining. (SRAs)	Modified
186526	785.15 - Steep slope mining. (Industry)	Modified
186525	785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (SRAs)	Unchanged
186524	785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (Industry)	Unchanged
186523	785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (SRAs)	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1029-0040	ICR Reference No: 202101-1029-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201801-1029-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/OSMRE	Agency Tracking No: Part 785 - ext
Title: 30 CFR Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
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: 04/20/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	88	102
Time Burden (Hours)	5,275	6,044
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The information is being collected to meet the requirements of Section 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711 of The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, which require applicants for special types of mining activities to provide descriptions, maps, plans and data of the proposed activity.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 200 Name of Law: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
   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:
	86 FR 4123	01/15/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 20519	04/20/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 20

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (Industry)
785.13 - Experimental practices mining. (SRAs)
785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (Industry)
785.14 - Mountaintop removal mining. (SRAs)
785.15 - Steep slope mining. (Industry)
785.15 - Steep slope mining. (SRAs)
785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (Industry)
785.16 - Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining. (SRAs)
785.17 - Prime farmland. (Industry)
785.17 - Prime farmland. (SRAs)
785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (Industry)
785.18 - Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement. (SRAs)
785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (Industry)
785.19 - Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on areas or adjacent to areas including alluvial valley floors in the arid and semi-arid areas west of the 100th meridian. (SRAs)
785.20 - Auguring. (Industry)
785.20 - Auguring. (SRAs)
785.22 - In situ processing activities. (Industry)
785.22 - In situ processing activities. (SRAs)
785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (Industry)
785.25 - Lands eligible for remining. (SRAs)

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ICR Summary 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	88	102	0	0	-14	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,275	6,044	0	0	-769	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $32,706

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: 04/20/2021

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