# 2025-09155: Coal Mine Ground-Control Plans Get Another Federal Paperwork Review

2025-09155, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Ground Control Plans for Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines, is a Federal Register notice from Labor Department published 2025-05-22, effective The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before June 23, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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- As of: 2026-10-22
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09155
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Ground Control Plans for Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Labor Department
- Citation: 90 FR 21951
- Published: 2025-05-22
- Effective: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before June 23, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-22

## In one line

Coal Mine Ground-Control Plans Get Another Federal Paperwork Review

## Summary

The Department of Labor wants to keep coal mines safe by reviewing plans that show how mine operators will prevent dangerous collapses around highwalls, pits, and spoil banks. Mine operators must submit these safety plans, and the public can comment on the process until June 23, 2025. This review helps ensure mining stays safe without adding extra costs or delays.

## Abstract

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

## Effects PRIA read

- Required ground control plans to prevent collapses: benefit, high. If you operate or work at a surface coal mine, the operator must establish and follow a ground control plan under 30 CFR 77.1000 and file it under Sec. 77.1000-1 with the District Manager. The plan must show how the operator will keep highwalls, pits, and spoil banks stable so workers have safe wor…
- Paperwork burden and small industry cost: cost, low. The information collection requires responses from the private sector with 349 respondents and 349 total responses, creating an annual burden of 2,398 hours and a total estimated annual other costs burden of $663. The DOL/MSHA is submitting this collection to OMB for review and is accepting comment…

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## Sources
- [2025-09155 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/22/2025-09155/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-ground-control)
- [2025-09155 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-22/pdf/2025-09155.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09155 (as of 2026-10-22).