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OMB Control No:
1219-0015
ICR Reference No:
201104-1219-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200803-1219-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/MSHA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Refuse Piles and Impounding Structures, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
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:
08/11/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/23/2011
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2011
Responses
10,422
0
11,054
Time Burden (Hours)
30,579
0
32,081
Cost Burden (Dollars)
7,782,720
0
6,816,460
Abstract:
Requires coal mine operators to submit to MSHA annual reports and certification on refuse piles and impoundments and to keep records of the results of weekly examinations and instrumentation monitoring. Impoundments are structures that can impound water, sediment, or slurry or any combination of materials; and refuse piles are deposits of coal mine waste (other than overburden or spoil) that are removed during mining operations or separated from mined coal and deposited on the surface. The failure of these structures can have a devastating affect on a community. To avoid or minimize such disasters, standards have been promulgated for the design, construction, and maintenance of these structures; for annual certifications; for certification for hazardous refuse piles; for the frequency of inspections; and the methods of abandonment for impoundments and impounding structures.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 173 101(a) and 508
Name of Law: Federal Mine Safety & Health of 1977
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 9376
02/17/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 29796
05/23/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Refuse Piles and Impounding Structures, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
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
10,422
11,054
0
0
-632
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
30,579
32,081
0
0
-1,502
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
7,782,720
6,816,460
0
0
966,260
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:
MSHA records show a slight decrease in the number of new plans submitted for approval and a decrease in the number of revisions to impoundment plans. The number of active impoundments declined by 50 (from 692 to 642) impoundments primarily due to an industry effort to keeping existing facilities in operation longer by increasing the elevation and capacity for refuse disposal at impoundments rather than developing new sites because of the relative scarcity of suitable locations. Another aspect contributing to the declining number of active impoundments is the improvements in MSHA computer based inventory. The MSHA Impoundments and Refuse Pile Inventory (IRPI) has identified and eliminated duplicate reporting. The inventory numbers are now much more reliable with the districts providing data in a consistent format. The number of responses also decreased by 632 (from 11,054 to 10,422). Consequently, burden hours decreased by 1,502 (from 32,081 to 30,579) due to a slight reduction in the number of new impoundment plans or major revisions to existing impoundments. This burden estimate also continues to recognizing that 95 percent of the engineering work associated with impoundments and refuse pile is done by contract engineering firms. Consequently, this resulted in MSHA assessing an increase of $966,260 (from $6,816,460 to $7,782,720) burden cost.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$611,935
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
Agency Contact:
Darlene Green 202 693-9823 Green.Darlene@dol.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
05/23/2011
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