1"·-S· DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SubiectN~~mbc: I"' INE - 29 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MININGt::-;;~~~i RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT llr733 

DIRECTIVES SYSTEM _ _L Inspectable ~ts Inventory 

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1.yPL /This directive establishes the Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM's) procedures for compilation and 

maintenance of an inspectable units inventory. 

2. Summarv. This directive revises Directive INE-29, Transmittal 

Number 365 (8/25/87), by making the data fields required under section 

4.b.(1) consistent with those established under Directive INE-23: Minesite 

Evaluation Inspection Report (MEIR) Instructions. It also incorporates the 

language in Change Notice INE-29-1, Transmittal Number 707. 

3. Definitions. 

a. lnspectable Unit. A surface coal mining and reclamation operation or 

a coal exploration operation for which an inspection obligation exists under 

30 CFR 840.11 (a), (b) or (c), or under 842.11 (c) where OSM is the 

regulatory authority. An inspectable unit may consist of an individual permit 

or a consolidation of several permits issued to the same permittee, but 

which, for all practical purposes, constitutes the same surface coal mining 

and reclamation operation. 

b. lnspectable Uriit List !lULl. A list or computer data base management 

system containing all inspectable units within a State and any other mining 

operations necessary to evaluate State programs, administer Federal 

programs and meet the information needs of the agency. 

4. Policy/Procedures. 

a. Policy. Each Field Office shall maintain a current and accurate IUL for 

each State under its jurisdiction. The IUL shall be maintained in a manner 

which enables Field Offices to rapidly sort and generate summary reports 

numerically or by one or more of the fields required under section 4.b.(1 l of 

this directive. In primacy States, Field Offices shall ensure that their IULs 

are consistent with those maintained by the regulatory authority; however, 

States cannot be required to define their inspectable units by every field 

under section (b) below. 

OSM/103 7/22/86 
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b. Procedures. 

(1) Each IUL shall be defined by the following minimum data base 

fields. 

(a) Permittee/Person; 

(b) State or Federal program permit number or unpermitted 

reference number; 

(c) Permit Type: Use the codes from Appendix 1 1 CODE 

SHEET for the MEIR - Item 1 0; 

(d) Permit expiration date; 

(e) Total permitted acreage; 

(f) State/County or FIPS code; 

(g) Federal/Indian Lands permit: Use the codes from 

Appendix 1 I CODE SHEET for the MEIR - Item 19; 

(h) MSHA identification number; 

(i) Type Facility: Use the codes from Appendix 1 I CODE 

SHEET for the MEIR - Item 16; 

(j) Permit Status: Use the codes from Appendix 1 I CODE 

SHEET for the MEIR - Item 14; and 

(k) AVS Permittee Entity Number. 

(2) lnspectable units may be removed from the IUL after final bond 

release or after an abandoned site has been reclaimed by the regulatory 

authority. lnspectable units removed from the IUL shall be retained on file 

by removal category for historical or future study purposes. 

(3) A list of surface mining operations exempt under section 528 of 

the Act shall be maintained by each Field Office for monitoring purposes 

unless an accurate list is being shared with a State regulatory authority. 

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5. Reporting Requirements. The reporting requirement concerning 

inspectable units is contained in Directive REG-8: Oversight of State 

Regulatory and State and Tribal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation 

Programs. 

6. Effect on Other Documents. This directive supersedes Directive INE-29, 

Transmittal Number 365, dated August 25, 1987, and Change Notice 

INE-29-1, Transmittal Number 707, dated February 12, 1992. 

7. References. Directives INE-20, "Random Sample Oversight Inspections;" 

Directive INE-23, "Minesite Evaluation Inspection Report Instructions;" and 

Directive REG-8, Oversight of State Regulatory and State and Tribal 

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Programs. 

·"·~·· . 8. ~ffective Date. Upon issuance. 

9. Contact. Chief, Branch of Inspection and Enforcement, (202) 

208-2550. 

10. Keywords. lnspectable unit, IUL. 

11. List of Appendices. Appendix 1: CODE SHEET for the MEIR. 

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' APPENDIXl 

CODE SHEET for the Mine-Site Evaluation Ins ection Re ort 

Permit Type and RA - Item 10 a. Permit Type,,,,,_,, 1P = IDicrim f'rosnm, PP • Pamaneatl'ropm , NP =No Pcrmi1 

b. Regulato Autbor ,,S • Sbote Propm, F= Federall'ropm 

Inspection Type Codes-Item ll FF ....... Federal NOV on4/ar co Follow-up SOx-00. 

c ...... Complele Random Simple cc ....... atilm ComplJiim ! ...... Bond ReleueCOl- Complele Olher l'nspocliClll CCF -OiioOD Comploilll Follow-up 2 ·-··!load Pcrfa-Reoiew 

FC ,,, Fedenl Complr!o l'nspocliClll DR ....... Doc:umn Roviow OFJ:- 00. Follow-up 

FP ...... Fodelol Pattiailmpoclian RF ,,,,Red•met!Cllll'eel t::~&;'N:t""~ap 

Joint IDspec:dou -Item 13 A joint iDipeclioa iJ wboo a owe inspootor ace ' · .. m OSM inspootor aoy limo cluriDa !he mviow of !he mine lite. 

Permit Status-Item 14 NA NQI Am!iGibl•' Whon lile u. unponDilled. 

A ~' Coal minina IIIII ledamldon octMtie1 ocaurina Bll Bgnd 'c!""' RedamMion c:omplr!ed IIIII Stile llogullloly A~ (RA) 

or permilted bat not dimDIJed. · hal IOieued all of !he bond (Phuo m -) 

IN 1D11ms (Pm~~~JJWJ~tl'nllrtllft p,.,.;,): Phuo D com- AB Alpndooed: All l1llface IIIII undeqpoand ooal minirW octMtiel haw owed 

pleled or lillie coun1e1p111 to 30 CFR840.11(1). IIIII apomm hal loft !he lile wi- c:omplr!lnc ,..._ u llaled in 30 

(JtrUriwll'nllrtllft p., il): Coal minina c:omplr!ed IIIII CFll 840.li(J). 

ledamodon activiliel inililled. BJI Bmd fmtcjmgr Pem1iaeo Datu IOmliDIIed, pemtlt mobil, ondlar bond 

Codes-Item .. 15 

lllllredamaMC 

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FP Fmcitwc Pmdjnp: The RA i1 

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• IICiiona to moob !he pamil, 

_,ormanco bond(s), ml/ or ~of forfeiled lile is in 

acillty Type Codes-Item 16 D -Ancilloly (Hiultoad, Conveyor,- Rails) B -llxpkmllion Penuitl 

A-S'lllfaoo E -Refuse Dl/or lmpound1110111 I - Nolico of l'nlenlto 1!xp1<n 

B-tJnderpoomd F-l..oadinc Facilily on4/or Tipple J -l!xempt 16 IIIII 213 

C - Proporalim Plam G - Stoc:kpilos K-GoYemmenl Financed Conslruc:lion il><ompioa 

Land Code - Item 19 S ..... Swe/Priva!e Lands F ..... Fedeml Lands I ..... Irulian Lands 

Performance Standard Catagorles ··Item 24 E. ExcosaSpoUDispooal (816/817.71-74) 

30 CFR Counterpart 1. Pia<:emonl ............................................................................ 11~o 

A. AciL.IDistraUve }. =" ~;,n·::::::::::::::::::·.:::::::·.·.·.:·.·.·.:·.·.-.. :-.. .. ---·.·_---_ .... _. __ .. 7711( I. Valid Pemdt ....................................................................... 773.11 

2. ~within Bonded Ana .............................................. m.11 4. llllpedions & Codificalionl ................................................ 71 

3. Terms & Conditiona of Penait ........................................... m.l1 F. Cool Mlao Wille (IWIIooPIIollho ......... -) .(816'817.11-84) 

4. Uabilily lnsuranco ............................................................. 800.60 , l)ninop Col1llol S3m) 

5. Ownmllip IIIII COIIIIOI ...................................................... 778.13 i Sorfoc:e S•ah»..;'iii·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: S3 

6. TcmporazyCossalion ................... 842.ll(e) &: 8161817.131 3. Pia<:emonl ........................................ - ... - ............ _____ 53 c B. RydrologlcBalaace- (8161817A1-57) 4. !nJpoctiona IIIII Codi1icalionl .................................... , ___ S3 d 

l ~ ~·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::49(&)(!t~ G. 5' ~~~= ....................................... (i'j6iijj::i:6i::6s) 

3. 4 Sntalian Dill<hlorp S.....,.. - ................................................................... 46 47 1 • B'·-- - ~-~- ~~ ............................................................ .. 61~c 

5: Diversions ................ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 43 2. llillance ~ ........................................................... 61 d 

6. -- I·~- ''2 3. Blast Survoy/Scho&lle ................................. - .......... - ...... 62 

,.. ................ .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,. . =: ~ D-~- ' 66 L 6S 7 Ground w M--· 41m ~ ............................ _............................... • s' Surf W-M-,_.~,. .................................. - .............. 41 c 5. of AdvonoEffecu ................................ - .................. 67 • .- - onil01111& ..... ,.............................................. 0 H. Subsldeace Control PIIUI (117.U1-122) 9. p..iuap-Acid - Taidc MaleiWs ............... - ..................... 41 

10. ~lllidmonts ......................................................................... L Rolds (8161817.150-151) 

II. Sllelm Bufter Zones ................................................................ " 1. RDad C-.:1icn. ........................................................ _ !mel 

C. TopsoU&:Subsoll (1161817.22) 2. Cenificalioo ............................. - ..................................... 151• 

1. Romova! ............................................................................... ~·~ 3. !?n!MJ~o ................................................................. ISO(b)·l51 ~ 2. Subttilule Mareria1a ............................................................. c 4. Sorfacii!a IIIIIMaiJtenln:e ................... - .............. ISO(o)-151 ~ 

!: ~ ~.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·22(d) J. 5

' :;'".t"'~;;; .................................................. (ii6ii:;~~ D. Backllllllll &: G....tln11 (8161817.95-107) I. ~ ................................................................... ll(~,(b),&(c) 

I. J!llpoaod Operlin&s .................. 8161817.13, 14, IS, & 823.11 & 21 2. ....................................................... ll(a),(b),( ),(e),&(l) 

2. ~ Poclarnari ................................................. 100 K. Dlstaace Prohlbltlou (761.11) 

3. ~ OriaiMJ CooiGur ....................................... 102(a~ L Re.,..tatloD (8161817.111-116) 4. !liihw~ EliminOiion ..................................................... 102(• I .. __ ~-- Ill L 116 5. St.0op Sl~(lncludolclownllopo) .......................................... I · ·-·-~a ............. -.......... -............................ • 

6.1fanalin& 01 Acid & Taidc Marerills .................................. 102(cl 2. 11mina ................................................................................... 113 

7. St"'"""""on (rills IIIII auJlioa) ............................................ 9S(b M. ........,lntna Lud Use. (1161817.133)