Designation:D7533/D7533M−09StandardPracticeforMinimumGeospatialDataforAbandonedMineLandProblemArea1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7533/D7533M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticecoverstheminimumelementsfortheaccuratedescriptionofdatafordefininganAbandonedMineLandInventorySystem(AMLIS)ProblemArea(PA).1.1.1ThispracticeaddressesmininggeospatialdatarelativetotheSurfaceMiningControlandReclamationActof1977(SMCRA).2Thisgeospatialdatashallbeobtainedfromeachstate,tribal,orfederal(orcombinationsthereof)coalminingregulatoryauthority(RA)authorizedunderSMCRAtoreclaimthesurfaceandundergroundeffectsofpastminingoperations.Abandonedmineland(AML),asspecifiedinSMCRASec-tions404(coal),409and411(non-coal)andcrossreferencedinadditionalsectionsoneligiblelands,consistsofthoselandsandwaterswhichwereminedforcoalorotherminerals(orboth),orimpactedbyprocessingoperationspriortoenactmentoftheSMCRAandabandonedorleftinaninadequateconditionofreclamation,andforwhichthereisnocontinuingreclamationresponsibilityunderstateorotherfederallawsformitigationofadverseimpactstohumanhealthandsafetyorenvironmentalresources.1.1.2TitleIVoftheSMCRAestablishesthenationalAMLReclamationProgramundertheOfficeofSurfaceMiningReclamationandEnforcement(OSMRE),U.S.DepartmentoftheInterior.Theprogramwasdevelopedtoreclaimlandandwaterresourcesadverselyaffectedbypastcoalminingandleftabandonedorinadequatelyrestored.Duringtheyearsimme-diatelyfollowingenactmentoftheSMCRA,OSMRE,states,andNativeAmericantribesconductedsurveysofeligiblelandsandwatersandcreatedindividualinventoriesofproblemstobeaddressedunderTitleIV.In1990SMCRAwasamendedandOSMREwasrequiredtomaintainanationalinventoryofhighpriorityabandonedcoalsitesandprovidestandardizedproce-duresforstatesandtribestouseinupdatingthe...
