ASTM_D_7384_-_10.pdf

Designation:D7384 10Standard Practice forMinimum Geospatial Data for a Surface Coal MiningBoundary1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7384;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.Scope*1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for theaccurate location and description of data for defining a surfacecoal mining permit boundary.1.1.1 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial bound-ary data relative to the Surface Mining Control and Reclama-tion Act of 1977(SMCRA).2This geospatial data shall beobtained from each state or federal,or both,coal miningregulatory authority(RA)authorized under SMCRA to regu-late surface coal mining operations(SCMO).Each RAshall bethe authoritative data source(ADS)for coal mining geospatialdata.1.1.2 As used in this practice,a surface coal mining permitboundary represents an area where coal removal and reclama-tion and related supporting activities have occurred,is occur-ring,or is planned and authorized by the RA within a definedSCMO.1.2 This practice is limited to surface coal mining opera-tions after passage of SMCRA.1.3 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 regulatory limitations prior to use.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 conjunction withprofessional judgment.Not all aspects of this practice may beapplicable 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 ContainedFluidsD5254 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements toIdentify a Ground-Water SiteD5911 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements toIdentify a Soil Sampling Site2.2ANSI Standards:4ANSI INCITS 61-1986(R2002)Geographic Point Loca-tions for Information Interchange,Representation of(for-merly ANSI X3.61-1986(R1997)ANSIINCITS320-1998(R2003)InformationtechnologySpatial Data Transfer2.3Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards5FGDC-STD-001 Content Standard for Digital GeospatialMetadataProject 1574-D Information TechnologyGeographic In-formation Framework Data Content Standard,Part 5:Governmental Unit and Other Geographic Area Bound-aries2.4Code of Federal Regulations:630 CFR Part 700 et seq.3.Terminology3.1 Except as listed or noted below,all definitions are inaccordance with Terminology D653.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 The terms defined here are consistent with thosedefined in 30 CFR Part 700 though not verbatim.3.2.2 active SCMOa SCMO that has ongoing coal pro-duction and/or reclamation activities.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.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D738409.DOI:10.1520/D7384-10.2Public 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.5Available from Federal Geographic Data Committee,590 National Center,Reston,VA 20192,www.fgdc.gov.6Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Copyright ASTM International 3.2.3 attributea defined characteristic of a feature type(for example,an attribute of Permit Status feature type=active).3.2.4 authoritative data sourcea recognized source asdefined in SMCRA.3.2.5 attribute valuea specific quality or quantity as-signed to an attribute for a specific feature instance.3.2.6 contactjurisdictional regulatory au