OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior     Office of Surface Mining
September 25, 1997

OSM AWARDS OHIO $3,000 GRANT
FOR ELECTRONIC PERMITTING INITIATIVE

The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) has awarded Ohio a federal cooperative agreement grant for
$3,000 to provide funding for the State's Electronic Permitting Initiative project.

    The $3,000 grant will be applied to funding the development of the
initiative.

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For further information about the grant contact Linda Trent (614) 265-1053.