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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1029-0040
ICR Reference No:
200901-1029-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200606-1029-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOI/OSMRE
Agency Tracking No:
785 - AML Final Rule
Title:
30 CFR Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
01/13/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/13/2009
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2011
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2009
Responses
387
0
228
Time Burden (Hours)
24,442
0
16,146
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The information is being collected to meet the requirements of Section 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711 of PL 95-87, which require applicants for special types of mining activities to provide descriptions, maps, plans and data of the proposed activity.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 95 - 87 507, 508, 510, 515, 701, 711
Name of Law: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 109 - 432 415 Name of Law: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1029-AC56
Final or interim final rulemaking
73 FR 67576
11/14/2008
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
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)
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
387
228
159
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
24,442
16,146
8,296
0
0
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:
The Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006 removed the sunset provisions of section 785.25 and reinstates permitting for remining sites, adding 8,296 hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$42,323
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]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
John Trelease 202 208-2783 jtrelease@osmre.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:
10/30/2008
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