ASTM D7384-07

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Designation:D7384–07
Standard Practice for
Minimum Geospatial Data for a Coal Surface Mining Permit
Boundary
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 7384; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the 2.1 ASTM Standards:
accurate location and description of data for defining a coal D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
surface mining permit boundary. Fluids
1.1.1 This practice addresses coal mining geospatial data D 5254 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to
relative to the Surface Mining Control and ReclamationAct of Identify a Ground-Water Site
1977 (SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from D 5911 Practice for Minimum Set of Data Elements to
eachstateorfederal,orboth,coalminingRegulatoryAuthority Identify a Soil Sampling Site
(RA)authorizedunderSMCRAtoregulatecoalsurfacemining 2.2 ANSI Standards:
operations (CSMO). Each RA shall be the authoritative data ANSI INCITS 61-1986 (R2002) Geographic Point Loca-
source (ADS) for coal mining geospatial data. tions for Information Interchange, Representation of (for-
1.1.2 As used in this practice, a coal surface mining bound- merly ANSI X3.61-1986 (R1997))
ary represents an area where coal removal and reclamation has ANSI INCITS 320-1998 (R2003) Information
occurred or is occurring within a defined CSMO. technology—Spatial Data Transfer
1.2 This practice is limited to coal surface mining opera- 2.3 Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards
tions after passage of SMCRA. FGDC-STD-001 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
1.3 This practice does not address pre-SMCRA mining, Metadata
permit bond releases, and permit bond forfeitures of CSMOs. 2.4 Code of Federal Regulations:
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the 30 CFR Part 700 et seq.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1 Except as listed or noted below, all definitions are in
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. accordance with Terminology D 653.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.5 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing
one or more specific operations. This document cannot replace 3.2.1 active CSMO—a CSMO that has ongoing coal pro-
duction and/or reclamation activities.
educationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwith
professional judgment. Not all aspects of this practice may be 3.2.2 attribute—a defined characteristic of a feature type
(for example, an attribute of Permit Status feature type =
applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not
intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which active).
3.2.3 authoritative data source—a recognized source as
the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged,
nor should this document be applied without consideration of defined in SMCRA.
a project’s many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the
title of this document means only that the document has been
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and Available from Federal Geographic Data Committee, 590 National Center,
Subsurface Characterization. Reston, VA 20192, www.fgdc.gov.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2007. Published October 2007. AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
Public Law 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
(SMCRA), passed August 3, 1977, as amended. www.access.gpo.gov.
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D7384–07
3.2.4 attribute value—a specific quality or quantity as- 3.3.4 NMDS—National Map Data Steward, the OSM des-
signed to an attribute for a specific feature instance. ignated liaison with the RA.
3.2.5 contact—jurisdictional regulatory authority respon- 3.3.5 OSM—Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior.
sible for issuance and compliance of a coal-mining permit.
3.2.6 data status—date when state and tribal data, or fea- 3.3.6 RA—Regulatory Authority.
ture, was edited in national CSMO permit dataset.
3.3.7 SMCRA—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 as amended.
3.2.7 domain—a finite list (or range) of permissible values
for a specified attribute. Included are tables of: units of 3.3.8 WGS—World Geodetic System.
measure, types, styles, status, names, methods, materials,
dispositions, sources, dimensions, data, classes, etc. (for ex-
4. Significance and Use
ample, active, inactive, NA).
4.1 Thispracticeaddressescoalminingboundarygeospatial
3.2.8 feature class—a logical group of related feature types
data relative to the SMCRA. This practice is significant to the
(for example, grouping of water system components feature
coal mining community because it provides uniformity of
types such as water hydrant, water line, water pump, water
geospatial data pertaining to coal surface mining boundaries
reservoir, water tank, etc., into a water system feature class).
throughout the United States. The coal surface mining bound-
3.2.9 feature instance—real-world spatial phenomenon
ary is the first of the coal mining geospatial data standards to
about which data is collected, maintained, and disseminated.
be developed for use by a RA. Within its area of exclusive
(for example, the McMillan Water Reservoir). Feature in-
jurisdiction, each RAis the authoritative data source (ADS) for
stances are the geospatial objects that are graphically delin-
coal mining spatial data that it creates and uses to implement
eated in a spatial database.
SMCRA. These standards will help ensure uniformity of coal
3.2.10 feature type—definition and description of a set
mining geospatial data used in internal business practices,
(class of real world phenomena) into which similar feature
exchanged among business partners within the coal mining
instances are classified (for example, water reservoir).
community, and contributed by each ADS in future efforts to
3.2.11 inactive CSMO—aCSMOthathasnocoalextraction create national datasets describing surface coal mining in the
or reclamation activity taking place.
United States.
3.2.12 national ID—permit ID assigned to CSMO by RA,
4.2 Coal surface mining geospatial data shall be obtained
prefixed with state or tribal abbreviation. from State and Federal regulatory authorities for CSMO. The
3.2.13 line segment—a direct line between two points. coal mining community encompasses all entities directly and
indirectlyaffectedbycoalminingactivities,includingindustry,
3.2.14 permit—written authorization to conduct surface
environmental groups, the general public, and the government
coal mining and reclamation operations issued by a RA to a
at all levels within the United States. Use of this standard will
permittee.
help create consistent maps and increase understanding of
3.2.15 permit area—the area of land, indicated on the latest
CSMO sites throughout the United States. This standard
map approved by the RA, upon which the permittee may
promotes the creation of well organized and easily accessible
conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
coal surface mining data, and it will facilitate better commu-
3.2.16 permit boundary—the border of potential mining
nication between state and federal offices, the public, industry
operations indicated on the latest map approved by the RA.
and environmental groups.
3.2.17 permit ID—unique identifier assigned by the RA for
4.3 As used in this practice, a coal surface mining boundary
administrative purposes.
represents an area where coal removal and reclamation has
3.2.18 permit status—to distinguish between active and
occurred, is occurring, or is planned and authorized by the RA
inactive CSMO.
within a defined CSMO.
3.2.19 permittee—an entity to whom a permit has been
issued by a RAto conduct surface coal mining and reclamation
NOTE 1—Currently, not all RAs have established datasets for coal
mining geospatial data. Of those RAs that have coal mining geospatial
operations.
datasets, each organizes their data in a different method, using their own
3.2.20 point—a zero-dimensional geometric object that
coordinate system, and their own naming conventions and terminology.
specifies geographic location.
By establishing national data standards, RAs will have uniform guidance
3.2.21 polygon—a two-dimensional closed geometric shape
for the creation and management of coal mining geospatial data. In effect,
that specifies a geographic area.
this practice creates an easier and more efficient way to utilize and share
coal surface mining boundary geospatial data among affected parties.
3.2.22 reclamation—those actions taken to restore mined
land to the post-mining land use approved by the RA.
4.4 In addition to defining a permit boundary, use of this
3.2.23 Regulatory Authority—government entity with ex-
standard over time will allow identification of changes in the
clusive jurisdiction over the regulation of surface coal mining
boundary as the mined area changes.
and reclamation operations under a program approved by the
4.5 Among a few coal-producing states, some attributes of
Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
the coal surface mining boundaries will not have values. A
3.3 Acronyms:
national dataset of coal surface mining boundaries will appear
3.3.1 ADS—authoritative data source.
to be incomplete for certain states. In some situations, coal
3.3.2 CSMO—coal surface mining operation(s).
surface mining geospatial
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