ASTM D7609/D7609M-10
Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for an Abandoned Mine Land Project Site

Standard No.

ASTM D7609/D7609M-10

Release Date

2010

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Withdraw 2013-01

Latest

ASTM D7609/D7609M-10

Replace By

D7699/D7699M

Scope

This practice addresses an AML project site and its geospatial data relative to SMCRA. As used in this practice, the geospatial data represents an area where reclamation was performed on lands where coal or non-coal (or both) removal occurred prior to enactment of the SMCRA and where AML problems pose a risk to public health and safety or impact the environment (or both). This practice is significant as it provides for uniformity of geospatial data pertaining to the geographic location and description of AML Project Sites located throughout the United States.

This geospatial data standard will help ensure uniformity of data contributed by each RA and assist organizations in efforts to create, utilize, and share geospatial data relative to SMCRA. Use of this standard will result in organized and accessible AML project site data to support programmatic decisions and work plan development, increased awareness of AML Project Sites throughout the United States, and better communication between RA and federal offices, the public, industry and other interested parties.

The geospatial data may be served as a layer in The National Map (http://nationalmap.gov), an interactive map service sponsored by a consortium of US federal, state, and local partners and hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The National Map provides a consistent framework for high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to enhance the United States ability to access, integrate, and apply current, accurate, and nationally consistent digital data at global, national, and local scales.

This practice conforms to the definition of a data content standard as promulgated by the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Terminology and definitions for identifying geographical features and describing the data model has been adopted from the FGDC Spatial Data Transfer Standard (ANSI INCITS 320-1998 (R2003)) and the FGDC Framework Data Content Standard (FGDC Project 1574-D) Information Technology—Part 5 Governmental unit and other geographic area boundaries.

1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the accurate location and description of geospatial data for defining an abandoned mine land (AML) project site.

1.1.1 This practice addresses mining geospatial data relative to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from each state, tribal, or federal (or combinations thereof) coal mining regulatory authority (RA) authorized under SMCRA to reclaim the surface and underground effects of past mining operations. Abandoned mine land, as specified in SMCRA Sections 404 (coal), 409 and 411 (non-coal) and cross-referenced in additional sections on eligible lands, consist of those lands and waters which were mined for coal or other minerals (or both) or impacted by processing operations prior to the enactment of SMCRA and abandoned or left in an inadequate condition of reclamation and for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or other federal laws for mitigation of adverse impacts to human health and safety or environmental resources.

1.1.2 Title IV of SMCRA establishes the national AML Reclamation Program under the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The program was developed to reclaim land and water resources adversely affected by past coal and non-coal mining and left abandoned or inadequately restored. During the years immediately following the enactment of SMCRA, OSMRE, states, and Indian tribes conducted surveys of eligible lands and waters and created individual inventories of problems to be addressed under Title IV. In 1990, SMCRA was amended and OSMRE was required to maintain a national inventory of high priority abandoned mine sites and provide stan......

ASTM D7609/D7609M-10 Referenced Document

• ANSI X3.61-1986 Information Systems - Representation of Geographic Point Locations for Information Interchange
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
• ASTM D7384 Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for a Surface Coal Mining Permit Boundary
• ASTM D7443 Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Underground Coal Mining Extents

ASTM D7609/D7609M-10 history

• 2010 ASTM D7609/D7609M-10 Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for an Abandoned Mine Land Project Site