ASTM_D_7627_-_10.pdf

Designation:D7627 10Standard Practice forMinimum Geospatial Data for Land Reclamation andPerformance Bond Status of a Permitted Coal Mine1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7627;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for theaccurate location and description of geospatial data for definingthe land reclamation and performance bond status of a permit-ted coal mine.1.1.1 Hereafter,reference to bond status means performancebond status.1.1.2 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial bound-ary data relative to the Surface Mining Control and Reclama-tion Act of 1977(SMCRA),including interim and permanentprogram lands.2This geospatial data shall be obtained fromeach state,tribal or federal(or combinations thereof)coalmining regulatory authority(RA)authorized under SMCRA toregulate surface coal mining operations(SCMO).Each RAshall be the authoritative data source(ADS)for coal mininggeospatial data.1.1.3 As used in this practice,the land reclamation status ofthe surface areas of a permitted coal mining operation repre-sents the area where coal removal and reclamation and relatedsupporting activities has occurred,is occurring,or is plannedand authorized by the RA within a defined SCMO.1.1.4 Not all RAs use the same SMCRA bond release phasedefinitions.For example,SMCRA uses three phases whereassome RAs use four phases.1.1.5 Participation in the compilation of spatial data is notuniform across RAs,which may affect completeness,both interms of spatial data and associated attributes.For some RAs,this standard may not be applicable because features describedherein do not occur within their area of responsibility.1.1.6 This standard is one of several in development relatedto SMCRA approved coal mining operations.Also underdevelopment is a terminology standard.Initial development ofthese standards is being done on an individual basis(SeePractice D7384),however they may be consolidated to reducerepetition of information between them.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulator limitations prior to use.1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.4 This practice offers a set of instructions for performingone or more specific operations.This document cannot replaceeducation or experience and should be used in conjunctionwith professional judgment.Not all aspects of this practice maybe applicable in all circumstances.This ASTM standard is notintended to represent or replace the standard of care by whichthe adequacy of a given professional service must be judged,nor should this document be applied without consideration ofa projects many unique aspects.The word“Standard”in thetitle of this document means only that the document has beenapproved through the ASTM consensus process.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D653 Terminology Relating to Soil,Rock,and ContainedFluidsD7384 Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a SurfaceCoal Mining Boundary2.2ANSI Standards:4ANSI INCITS 61-1986(R2002)Geographic Point Loca-tions for Information Interchange,Representation of(for-merly ANSI X3.61-1986(R1997)1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil andRock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface andSubsurface Characterization.Current edition approved May 15,2010.Published June 2010.DOI:10.1520/D762710.2Public Law 95-87,the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977(SMCRA),passed August 3,1977,as amended.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Copyright ASTM International ANSIINCITS320-1998(R2003)InformationtechnologySpatial Data Transfer2.3Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards:5FGDC-STD-001 Content Standard for Digital GeospatialMetadataFGDCProject1574-D InformationTechnologyGeographic Information Framework Data Content Stan-dard,Part 5 Governmental Unit and Other