Designation:D7628–10StandardPracticeforMinimumGeospatialDataforLandsUnsuitableforMiningPetitionsandDesignatedAreas1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7628;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesminimumgeospatialdatare-quiredtolocateanddescribelandsunsuitableforminingpetitions(LUMP)anddesignatedareasasaresultofthepetition.1.1.1Thispracticeaddressespetitionareasandanyresult-ingdesignatedareasgeospatialboundarydataasdetailedintheSurfaceMiningControlandReclamationActof1977(SM-CRA).2Thisgeospatialdatashallbeobtainedfromeachstate,tribal,orfederalcoalminingRegulatoryAuthority(RA),orcombinationsthereof,authorizedunderSMCRAtoregulatecoalminingoperations(CMOs).EachRAshallbetheauthori-tativedatasource(ADS)forthiscoalmininggeospatialdata.1.1.2Asusedinthispractice,aLUMPareawaspetitionedtobedesignatedasunsuitableforCMOs.TheRAisrespon-sibleforkeepingarecordoftheseareasassetforthinTitleVSection522oftheSMCRAandwithintheOSMregulations(30CFRPart761).1.1.3ThispracticeisoneofseveralthathavebeenapprovedorareindevelopmentrelatedtoSMCRAapprovedcoalminingoperations.Alsounderdevelopmentisaterminologystandard.Initialdevelopmentofthesestandardsisbeingdoneonanindividualbasis;however,theymaybeconsolidatedtoreducerepetitionofinformationbetweenthem.1.2Thispracticeappliestopre-SMCRAandpost-SMCRApetitionareasconsideredbytheRA.1.3Thispracticeoffersasetofinstructionsforperformingoneormorespecificoperations.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceeducationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthispracticemaybeapplicableinallcircumstances.ThisASTMstandardisnotintendedtorepresentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged,norshouldthisdocumentbeappliedwithoutconsiderationofaprojec...
