Designation:D7630/D7630M–10StandardPracticeforMinimumGeospatialDataforPostminingLandUses1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7630/D7630M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesminimumdatarequiredtolocateandidentifyapostmininglanduseforasurfacecoalminingandreclamationoperation.StatutorylanguageanddefinitionsarefoundinFederalregulations30CFR816/817.133and30CFR701.5.1.1.1ThesepostmininglandusedesignationsreflectcoalminingreclamationpracticesrelativetothestandardssetforthintheSurfaceMiningControlandReclamationActof1977(SMCRA).2Geospatialdataassociatedwithpostmininglanduseshallbeobtainedfromeachregulatoryauthority(RA),whichareauthorizedunderSMCRAtoregulatesurfacecoalminingoperations(SCMO)andreclamationactivitieswithintheirborders.EachRAshallbetheauthoritativedatasource(ADS)forcoalmininggeospatialdata.1.2ThisstandardisoneofseveralthathavebeenapprovedorareindevelopmentrelatedtoSMCRAapprovedcoalminingoperations.Alsounderdevelopmentisaterminologystandard.Initialdevelopmentofthesestandardsisbeingdoneonanindividualbasis;however,theymaybeconsolidatedtoreducerepetitionofinformationbetweenthem.1.3Thispracticeislimitedtopermittedcoalminingopera-tionsafterthepassageofSMCRA.1.4SMCRAidentifieslandusecategoriesforsurfacecoalminingpermits,suchascropland,pasture/hayland,grazingland,forest,residential,fishandwildlifehabitat,developedwaterresources,publicutilities,industrial/commercial,andrecreation.1.5Postmininglandusesformountaintopremovalandsteepslopeminingoperationswithapproximateoriginalcon-tour(AOC)variancesincludethefollowing:1.5.1AmountaintopremovalAOCvariancemayonlybegrantediftheapplicantproposestoremovetheentirecoalseamorseamsrunningthroughtheupperfractionofthehill,ridge,ormountaincreatingalevelplateauorgentlyrollingconto...
