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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
1989 - Present
As we enter a new year, the previous year’s news releases are moved to this News Release Archive page. Select the year of interest to access an archived news release.
| Following is a complete listing of all Office of Surface Mining |
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File Type |
Description |
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December 17, 2007 |
 (52 KB) |
OSM Announces AML Grant Amounts Available to States and Tribes |
December 06, 2007 |
(51 KB) |
OSM Announces Decisions Needed to Distribute Funds Under the 2006 AML Legislation |
October 10, 2007 |
(55 KB) |
October 9, 2007 |
(51 KB) |
State Projects Recognized by OSM for Excellence in Abandoned Mine Reclamation |
September 18, 2007 |
(51 KB) |
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August 24, 2007 |
(132 KB) |
Proposal Would Revise “Stream Buffer Zone” Rule And Limit Impacts of Valley Fills from Coal Mining |
August 21, 2007 |
(73 KB) |
Draft Stream Buffer Zone Environmental Impact Statement Will Be Released for Public Review |
June 01, 2007 |
(80 KB) |
Risks from Abandoned Mines Reduced: OSM 2006 Annual Report Released |
March 14, 2007 |
(45 KB) |
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March 02, 2007 |
(154 KB) |
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February 05, 2007 |
(38 KB) |
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File Type |
Description |
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December 15, 2006 |
(67 KB) |
Office of Surface Mining Offers Funding To Bring the Best of Science to the Coalfields |
November 20, 2006 |
(70 KB) |
OSM Partners Working to Standardize Geospatial Coal Mine Mapping |
May 3, 2006 |
OSM asks Public to Comment on Proposed Rules for Coal Mining in Tennessee |
February 6, 2006 |
OSM Budget Calls for Reauthorization of AML Fee Collection Authority, Increases Funding for State and Tribal Regulatory Programs |
February 6, 2006 |
(232 KB) |
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January 13, 2006 |
(182 KB) |
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January 13, 2006 |
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File Type |
Description |
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November 6, 2001 |
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September 6, 2001 |
OSM distributes report on methane gas hazards at active and abandoned coal mine sites (Complete Report ) |
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August 21, 2001 |
Interior Secretary Norton announces 2001 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award winners |
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July 18, 2001 |
Secretary Norton Praises President Bush's Announcement Nominating Jeffrey Jarrett as Office of Surface Mining Director |
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June 29, 2001 |
OSM Notifies West Virginia improvements must be made in its bonding program |
April 9, 2001 |
FY 2002 Interior budget supports federal and state surface mining programs (Comparison with 2001 budget) |
April 6, 2001 |
OSM Annual Report released on CD-ROM |
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March 14, 2001 |
OSM 2000 Annual Report released (Report) |
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March 13, 2001 |
OSM, Acid Drainage Technology Intiiative (ADTI) Group distribute Acid Mine Drainage Prediction Technical Manual |
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File Type |
Description |
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December 19, 2000 |
OSM issues final rules for Ownership and Control (Final Rule) |
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November 2, 2000 |
OSM announces oversight initiative on coal mine impoundment concerns |
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October 25, 2000 |
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October 25, 2000 |
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October 13, 2000 |
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October 13, 2000 |
OSM funds Virginia Appalachian Clean Streams project under Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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October 13, 2000 |
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October 13, 2000 |
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October 13, 2000 |
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October 10, 2000 |
Secretary Babbitt Announces Winners of Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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September 25, 2000 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces Year 2000 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award winners |
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August 24, 2000 |
OSM 1999 Annual Report released (Electronic copy of the report) |
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July 26, 2000 |
OSM funds Maryland Appalachian Clean Streams project under new Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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July 26, 2000 |
OSM funds Indiana Appalachian Clean Streams project under new Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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July 25, 2000 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachian Clean Streams project under new Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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June 23, 2000 |
OSM issues allowable post mining land use policy (Report); (Comments) |
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June 22, 2000 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachian Clean Streams projects under Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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June 17, 2000 |
Secretary Babbitt Designates Over 61,000 Acres of Fall Creek Falls Petition Area Unsuitable for Coal Mining |
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June 5, 2000 |
OSM funds Maryland Appalachian Clean Streams project under Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program; Photos: (Acid polluted stream), (Acid producing mine waste), (Acid seep) |
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May 31, 2000 |
OSM releases final oversight report, action plan for Kentucky mountain top mining issues; (Report) |
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May 25, 2000 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachina Clean Streams projects under Watershed Cooperative agreement Program |
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May 25, 2000 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachina Clean Streams projects under Watershed Cooperative agreement Program |
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May 10, 2000 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachian Clean Streams Projects under Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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April 20, 2000 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachian Clean Streams project under Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program |
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April 7, 2000 |
Babbitt announces management changes at Interior |
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March 24, 2000 |
OSM extends waiting period for Director's decision on Fall Creek Falls Final Envionmental Impact Statement |
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March 1, 2000 |
OSM announces availability of Fall Creek Falls final Environmental Impact Statement , (Summary Report) , (Q&A's) |
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February 15, 2000 |
Registration open for Coal Combustion By-products Forum | |
February 7, 2000 |
2001 OSM budget includes $15.3 million increase for Abandoned Mine Land Program |
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January 13, 2000 |
OSM Annual Reports on CD-ROM |
| Date |
File Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
December 28, 1999 |
OSM issues National Hydrology/AMD Intitatives Report (Report) |
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December 27, 1999 |
OSM helps clean streams (Photo) |
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December 17, 1999 |
OSM published final surface coal mine rules on "Valid Existing Rights" and Prohibitions of Section 522(e) (522(e) Rule), (VER Rule), EA Summary, (EIS Summary), (Questions and Answers) |
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December 17, 1999 |
OSM finalizes cooperative agreement with Indiana to regulate surface mining and reclamation on federal lands |
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November 10, 1999 |
OSM extends comment period on Policy Guidelines for Postmining Land Uses for Mountaintop Mining |
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November 5, 1999 |
OSM, Acid Drainage Technology Iniative (ADTI) Group distriubte acid mine drainage technical manual |
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October 15, 1999 |
Western Energy Company's Bruce Waage wins Interior's Best of the Best Award |
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October 13, 1999 |
OSM issues draft policy guidelines on postmining land uses for mountaintop mining (Letter), (Report) |
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October 11, 1999 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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September 30, 1999 |
OSM funds two West Virginia Appalachian Clean Streams projects under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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September 21, 1999 |
OSM seeks comments on Kentucky Mountaintop Mining Report (Letter), (Report) |
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September 15, 1999 |
OSM release final Virginia Oversight Report and Action Plan to address mountaintop mining issues (Letter), (Report) |
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September 3, 1999 |
OSM, NEA sign Interagency Agreement creating the Arts and Appalachian Clean Streams Program, (Memorandum of Understanding) |
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August 24, 1999 |
Secretary Babbitt Announces Winners of 1999 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards |
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August 23, 1999 |
OSM announces Year 2000 AML Awards Program |
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August 18, 1999 |
OSM funds Pennsylavania Appalachian Clean Streams Project under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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August 12, 1999 |
OSM funds Indiana Appalachian Clean Streams Project under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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July 27, 1999 |
OSM releases Part 2 of 20th Anniversary Report (Electonic copy or request a free printed copy) |
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July 2, 1999 |
OSM funds Pennsylvania Appalachian Clean Streams project under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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July 2, 1999 |
OSM funds Ohio Appalachian Clean Streams project under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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July 1, 1999 |
OSM 1998 Annual Report Released (Electonic copy or request a free printed copy |
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June 25, 1999 |
OSM funds Virginia Appalachian Clean Streams Project under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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June 24, 1999 |
OSM Director determines AOC does not apply to vally fills (Legal opinion) |
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June 18, 1999 |
OSM funds two Maryland Appalachian Clean Stream projects under watershed cooperative agreement program |
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June 7, 1999 |
OSM seeks comments on Virginia Mountaintop Mining Report (Copy of the report) |
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May 21, 1999 |
OSM funds two Pennsylvania Appalachian Clean Streams projects under new watershed cooperative agreement program (Information about the program) |
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May 14, 1999 |
OSM disapproves West Virginia proposed amendment for "Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Recreation Lands" as postmining land use for mountaintop removal mines |
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May 4, 1999 |
OSM/WVDEP release final West Virginia Oversight Report and Action Plan to address mountaintop mining issues (Copy of Report) |
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April 16, 1999 |
OSM & NRCS sign national framework for cooperation in reclaiming abandoned mines (Copy of Framework) |
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April 13, 1999 |
OSM takes lead to coordinate valley fill permitting process (Memorandum of Understanding), (Action Plan) |
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April 13, 1999 |
OSM & West Virginia announce plans to strengthen permit review process for AOC on mountaintop mines |
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February 12, 1999 |
OSM issues final rules to enhance AML reclamation (Rule) |
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February 10, 1999 |
OSM & FETC sign Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on coal mining-related environmental issues (Story and photo) (MOU) |
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February 9, 1999 |
OSM proposes cooperative agreement with Indiana to regulate surface mining reclamation on federal lands |
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February 5, 1999 |
OSM reopens comment period on Mountaintop Mining Report |
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February 1, 1999 |
FY 2000 0SM budget includes $25 million increase for Abandoned Mine Land Program |
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January 27, 1999 |
OSM reopens comment period on Mountaintop Mining Report (Report) |
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January 4, 1999 |
OSM helps clean streams (Funding information and applications) |
| Date |
File Type |
Description |
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December 21, 1998 |
OSM proposed new rules for ownership and control (Proposed Rule) |
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December 18, 1998 |
Registration open for OSM reforestation forum and symposium |
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December 8, 1998 |
OSM seeks comments on mountaintop mining report (Report) |
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November 6, 1998 |
OSM announces $5.9 million in FY-99 grants for Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative |
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October 21, 1998 |
OSM announces 1999 reclamation awards program |
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October 21, 1998 |
OSM releases report on Phase II of Oversight Policy Reivew (Report) |
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October 20, 1998 |
Office of Surface Mining, Wildlife Habital Council to sign Memorandum of Understanding |
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October 19, 1998 |
OSM Educational Poster illustrates coal mining and reclamation under the Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act |
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October 13, 1998 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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October 2, 1998 |
OSM finalizes cooperative agreement with Kentucky to regulate surface mining and reclamation on federal lands |
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September 29, 1998 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt Announces Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award Winners (Photos of the 1998 winners) |
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September 15, 1998 |
OSM Appalachian Clean Streams Team to receive DOI award |
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June 25, 1998 |
OSM funds Virginia Appalachian Clean Streams Project under new watershed cooperative agreement program |
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June 3, 1998 |
OSM Director determines AOC does not apply to vally fills (Legal opinion) |
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May 7, 1998 |
Abandoned mine danger: safety brochure warns public to keep clear (Electronic web version and video; Order a free printed copy.) |
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May 1, 1998 |
OSM seeks comments on Fall Creek Falls Surface Mining Unsuitability Petition |
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April 3, 1998 |
OSM 1997 Annual Report released (Electronic copy) |
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April 2, 1998 |
Federal Coal Symposium Compendium available on the World Wide Web (Electronic copy) |
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March 19, 1998 |
Comments sought on water quality issues related to reclamation through remining (Disucssion paper) |
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March 4, 1998 |
Public meetings set on OSM Fiscal Year 2000 Planning |
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February 27, 1998 |
OSM Director keynote speaker for Prime Farmland Forum March 3-4 |
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February 11, 1998 |
OSM Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System now available in "Windows" computer version |
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February 2, 1998 |
OSM's 1999 budget includes $2 million increase for acid mine drainage remediation and prevention |
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January 30, 1998 |
OSM Announces Surface Coal MinIng Reclamation Awards program for 1998 ( Active mining rules, Abandoned Mine Land rules ) |
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January 7, 1998 |
OSM Sponsors Federal Coal Symposium |
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January 5, 1998 |
Registration open for Prime Farmland Forum |
| Date |
File Type |
Description |
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December 15, 1997 |
Interior's Clean Streams Initiative helps advance Human Rights goal |
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October 29, 1997 |
New surface coal mine rulemaking approach starts with ownership & control regulations; Copy of Concept paper |
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October 24, 1997 |
OSM issues proposal for new financing rules on some AML reclamation projects, (Briefing Paper, Proposal) |
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October 1, 1997 |
OSM issues new oversight directive, I & E data report (Introductory letter, and Revised REG-8 Directive) |
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September 25, 1997 |
Gainer named OSM Albuquerque Field Office Director |
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August 29, 1997 |
OSM issues new regulations for determining excess moisture allowance on coal tonnage subject to reclamation fees |
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August 4, 1997 |
Kathy Karpan sworn in as Interior's Surface Mining Director |
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July 31, 1997 |
Interior Department Marks 20th Anniversary of Surface Mining Law |
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July 22, 1997 |
OSM Oversight team wins Vice President's Hammer Award |
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June 25, 1997 |
OSM proposes cooperative agreement with Kentucky to regulate surface mining, reclamation on federal lands |
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May 27, 1997 |
Surface mining agency launches citizen award program Copy of rules |
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May 6, 1997 |
Secretary Babbitt praises President's selection of Kathy Karpan of Wyoming to be OSM Director |
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May 1, 1997 |
OSM brochure warns public of abandoned mine dangers Copy of Brochure |
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April 25, 1997 |
OSM to hold public hearings on proposed valid existing rights regulations |
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April 21, 1997 |
Surface coal mine interim Ownership & Control rules issued; Copy of rule |
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April 3, 1997 |
Skyline coal mine permit approved |
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March 31, 1997 |
OSM announces acid mine drainage policy; Copy of policy |
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March 20, 1997 |
1996 Annual Report is OSM's first in electronic format |
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March 19, 1997 |
OSM announces 20th Anniversary Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards Program, and accompanying Rules |
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March 14, 1997 |
Abbs named OSM Birmingham Field Office Director |
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March 14, 1997 |
Gilmore named OSM Indianapolis Field Office Director |
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March 14, 1997 |
Wolfrom named OSM Tulsa Field Office Director |
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March 3, 1997 |
OSM distributes Appalachian Clean Streams video |
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February 7, 1997 |
OSM Water Protection document available for comment via internet |
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February 6, 1997 |
1998 Surface mining budget adds $1 million for Appalachian Clean Streams |
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January 31, 1997 |
Proposed surface coal mine "Valid Existing Rights" rule is based on good faith effort to obtain all required permit |
| Date |
File Type |
Description |
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December 4, 1996 |
OSM proposes amending regulations for determining excess moisture allowance on coal tonnage subject to reclamation fees. |
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December 4, 1996 |
OSM surveying information needs, interests in prime farmland reclamation |
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October 30, 1996 |
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY: Patoka/South Fork of the Patoka River Watershed Restoration Project (Indiana) announced |
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October 23, 1996 |
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY: Surface mining Director announces $325,000 for Quemahoning Creek acid mine drainage clean-up project in Sumerset county, Pennsylvania |
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October 23, 1996 |
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY: Surface mining Director announces $325,000 for Little Toby Creek acid mine drainage clean-up in Elk County, Pennsylvania |
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October 22, 1996 |
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY: Monday Creek Clean-up project announced |
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October 22, 1996 |
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY: Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative partnership projects in Ohio announced |
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September 26, 1996 |
Artistic Impressions of the Environment on Display at Interior Museum |
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September 16, 1996 |
Kathrine Henry becomes Acting Surface Mining Director |
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September 12, 1996 |
OSM Director releases work group report on blasting standards for public comment... (Copy of the report) |
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August 15, 1996 |
OSM Director Robert Uram to resign effective September 15th |
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August 9, 1996 |
OSM cuts management directives, regs by 50% |
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July 23, 1996 |
OSM & Pittston Coal Company settle contract mine ownership & control case |
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July 2, 1996 |
Interior Department and Western governors join forces to clean up abandoned mine sites |
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June 25, 1996 |
Finalized surface mine oversight directive issued |
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June 21, 1996 |
OSM, SIU co-sponsor national forum on coal combustion by-products |
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May 28, 1996 |
Grants to Tribes are 'down payment' toward primacy, Surface Mining Director says |
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May 16, 1996 |
Surface mining director advances policy to curb acid mine drainage |
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May 9, 1996 |
OSM TV spots warn public of abandoned mine danger |
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May 1, 1996 |
Babbitt blasts bills to block enforcement of strip mine reclamation standards |
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April 25, 1996 |
OSM announces revised 733 procedures |
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April 16, 1996 |
OSM Pittsburgh Mine Map Repository acquires USBM maps from Denver, Spokane centers |
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April 15, 1996 |
OSM donates computers, furniture to Western indian tribes |
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March 19, 1996 |
Fiscal 1997 surface mining budget includes $4.3 million of or Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative |
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March 19, 1996 |
OSM 1995 Annual Report released |
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March 14, 1996 |
OSM Director announces coal mine "blowout" survey results |
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March 14, 1996 |
Federal-state shared commitment to reclamation remains strong, Uram says, despite lack of consensus on federal enforcement |
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March 11, 1996 |
Interior's Deputy Secretary and Surface Mining Director join in promoting cleans streams project in Pennsylvania |
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February 7, 1996 |
Padgett named OSM Albuquerque Field Office Director |
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January 31, 1996 |
New surface mine oversight directive focuses on results |
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January 24, 1996 |
Interior advisory warns of abandoned mine hazards, asks help |
| Date |
File Type |
Description |
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December 5, 1995 |
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement postpones advisory board appointments |
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November 27, 1995 |
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issues new rules for coal remining |
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November 14, 1995 |
Uram announces OSM points of contact during furlough/government-wide shutdown |
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November 2, 1995 |
Information by fax available from OSM |
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November 1, 1995 |
182 OSM employees lose jobs in RIF |
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October 24, 1995 |
Public meeting set on OSM budget planning |
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October 17, 1995 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of National Abandoned Mine Land Awards |
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October 9, 1995 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation winners |
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October 4, 1995 |
West Virginia surface mine bonding rules amended |
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September 21, 1995 |
Budget cuts weaken strip-mine safeguards, Uram says |
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September 20, 1995 |
Silver lining in appropriation cloud supports OSM grants for indian surface mining programs |
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September 19, 1995 |
Federal court victory upholds surface mine ownership and control rules |
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September 12, 1995 |
Uram seeks comments on Ten-Day notices procedures for surface coal mine regulators |
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August 30, 1995 |
Surface Mining Employees get separation notices |
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August 23, 1995 |
Uram outlines impact of appropriation cuts on mine reclamation staffing and programs |
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August 4, 1995 |
Federal and state enforcement plans announced for coal mine subsidence rules |
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August 3, 1995 |
Morris K. Udall award established for state, tribal mine reclamation programs that excel |
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July 27, 1995 |
OSM approves five-year permit extension for Peabody's Kayenta Mine |
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May 19, 1995 |
Interior advisory warns of mine blowout hazards, asks help |
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May 1, 1995 |
Reorganized OSM is operational, Uram says |
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May 1, 1995 |
Surface mining Director calls for more wetlands creation |
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April 18, 1997 |
Interior reaches accord with Navajo and Hopi Tribes for regulation of surface coal mining on indian lands |
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April 12, 1997 |
Career executives named to top positions in surface mining agency |
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March 29, 1995 |
New OSM rules fulfill congressional mandate to help states protect property owners from underground coal mine damage |
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March 14, 1995 |
OSM established negotiated rule making committee on coal refuse disposal |
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March 7, 1995 |
OSM seeks advisory board nominees |
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March 3, 1995 |
States and tribes join with OSM in shared commitment to abandoned mine reclamation |
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February 22, 1995 |
Office of Surface Mining releases 1994 Annual Report |
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February 16, 1995 |
Interior agency moves to resolve Utah coal mine road issue |
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February 9, 1995 |
OSM and EPA sign agreement to address water quality problems through acid mine drainage abatement effort |
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February 6, 1995 |
Fiscal 1996 surface mining budget includes $11 million for Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative |
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January 18, 1995 |
Advisory board established by OSM |
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File Type |
Description |
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December 23, 1994 |
Uram announces OSM reorganization |
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December 6, 1994 |
OSM widens pubic access to applicant/violator system |
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November 28, 1994 |
OSM issues new rules for abandoned coal mine inspections |
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November 1, 1994 |
COALEX computer data base open to public access |
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November 1, 1994 |
Surface Mining Director proposes new oversight policy |
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October 28, 1994 |
OSM issues new rules for more effective use of Applicant Violator System |
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September 28, 1994 |
Surface mining Director proposes acid mine drainage policy |
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September 22, 1994 |
Surface mining agency sets customer service standards |
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September 19, 1994 |
Interior secretary Babbitt announces national winners of Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards |
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September 16, 1994 |
$2 million more in mine reclamation funds targeted at Kentucky landslides |
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June 23, 1994 |
OSM published results of Indiana Surface Mine Blasting Study |
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June 18, 1994 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of National Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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June 16, 1994 |
OSM proposed new regulations for coal remining |
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May 31, 1994 |
OSM issues final rules for implementing the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 |
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May 23, 1994 |
Philip Harter to assist in negotiating OSM coal refuse rule |
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April 28, 1994 |
OSM to prepare new environmental impact statement on valid existing rights |
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April 26, 1994 |
OSM brochure warns public of abandoned mine dangers Copy of Brochure |
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April 25, 1994 |
Supplemental emergency mine reclamation funds targeted at Kentucky landslides |
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April 7, 1994 |
OSM starts agency reorganization project |
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April 7, 1994 |
Surface mining Director commends cooperation by state regulators, cites shared commitment to enforce reclamation |
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April 5, 1994 |
Surface mining Director hails cooperation with Kentucky on emergency abandoned mine land reclamation |
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March 25, 1994 |
Mission and vision set forth for national surface mining program |
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March 15, 1994 |
OSM Director releases management team recommendations |
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March 1, 1994 |
OSM revises coal reclamation fee report distribution procedur |
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February 2, 1994 |
Interior fiscal 1995 budget request includes $278,385,000 for federal and state surface mining programs |
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File Type |
Description |
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November 24, 1993 |
OSM settles $900,000 reclamation fee claim with Peabody Coal Co. |
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November 8, 1993 |
OSM proposed new rules for administering state and indian tribe abandoned mine reclamation grants |
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October 7, 1993 |
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September 24, 1993 |
OSM proposed new rules for surface protection from effects of underground coal mining |
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September 13, 1993 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of National Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards |
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June 18, 1993 |
Interior Secretary Babbitt announces winners of OSM's National Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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April 13, 1993 |
OSM issues formal notice on subsidence liability under 1992 Energy Policy Act |
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April 8, 1993 |
Interior fiscal 1994 budget includes $303,228,000 for federal and state surface mining programs |
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File Type |
Description |
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November 6, 1992 |
Ohio assumes operation of state abandoned mine land emergency program |
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October 8, 1992 |
OSM Director selects Roger Calhoun to head Indianapolis Field Office |
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September 17, 1992 |
OSM 15-year reclamation report for sale at Government Printing Office |
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September 14, 1992 |
Utah signs roads agreement with OSM |
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June 25, 1992 |
State of Kentucky and OSM begin work on Angel Refuse Fire |
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June 15, 1992 |
OSM donates computers, software to Indian and Washington, D.C. area schools |
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May 22, 1992 |
Surface mining violation cases settled with major coal company |
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May 21, 1992 |
Klein named OSM Assistant Director for Field Operations |
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May 4, 1992 |
Interior Secretary Lujan announces winners of OSM's National Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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January 29, 1992 |
Interior fiscal 1993 budget supports federal and state surface mining programs |
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File Type |
Description |
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December 12, 1991 |
OSM declares a subsidence emergency in Wilburton, Oklahoma |
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November 26, 1991 |
Rules proposed for temporary cessation of coal mine operations |
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November 8, 1991 |
OSM purposes rules to implement Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 |
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September 26, 1991 |
OSM proposes new rules on assessing individual civil penalties for surface mine violations |
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September 6, 1991 |
OSM proposes new Applicant/Violator System rules |
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August 31, 1991 |
Added staff, funds needed for West Virginia surface mining program, according to federal-state analysis |
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August 15, 1991 |
Non-reporting of coal output could lead to mine permit blocks |
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August 6, 1991 |
OSM to hold public meeting on subsidence |
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July 17, 1991 |
Interior Secretary Lujan proposes surface mine Valid Existing Rights rule to safeguard parkland and protect private property |
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June 21, 1991 |
Interior Secretary Lujan announces winners of OSM's National Surface Mining Reclamation Awards |
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June 13, 1991 |
Permit-based I.D numbers will boost accuracy and efficiency of coal output tally, OSM says |
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April 19, 1991 |
Draft environmental impact statement issued on valid existing rights |
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April 12, 1991 |
New out-of-court agreement ends Two Acre surface mine controversy |
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April 1, 1991 |
OSM declares a subsidence emergency in Marshall Mesa open space near Marshall, Bolder County, Colorado |
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March 12, 1991 |
OSM seeks comments on AML fee determination for run-of-mine coal and clean coal |
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February 4, 1991 |
Interior FY 1992 budget supports federal and state surface mining programs |
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January 29, 1991 |
Document on surface mine bond pools issued |
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January 23, 1991 |
OSM signs memorandum of understanding with Ducks Unlimited to support wetlands initiative |
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Description |
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December 12, 1990 |
Seibel named Director of OSM's Columbus Filed Office |
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November 14, 1990 |
OSM proposes sediment control regulation |
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November 1, 1990 |
Jackson named Director of OSM's Birmingham Field Office |
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September 28, 1990 |
OSM proposes new rule for bond release certification |
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September 18, 1990 |
OSM produces television spot alerting public to abandoned mine dangers |
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September 7, 1990 |
Federal court approves settlement agreement on surface mine enforcement |
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August 31, 1990 |
Alabama to assume operation of state AML emergency reclamation program |
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August 28, 1990 |
Fish and Wildlife service and OSM cooperate on coal resource studies in Indiana habitat area |
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July 19, 1990 |
OSM adopts sliding fee scale for federal permits to mine coal |
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July 6, 1990 |
Interior Department issues permit for Kayenta coal mine defers decision on Black Mesa |
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June 18, 1990 |
OSM announces two new assignments for field office directors |
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May 17, 1990 |
Final rule approved on West Virginia permanent regulatory program |
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May 3, 1990 |
Interior Secretary Lujan announces winners of OSM's fourth annual Excellence in Surface Mining Awards |
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April 25, 1990 |
Interior Secretary Lujan says Tennessee's Flat Fork Area unsuitable for surface mining |
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April 2, 1990 |
Call-in program on reclaiming surface mine highwalls and mountain tops will be shown over satellite TV |
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March 15, 1990 |
Federal Grand Jury indicts two in alleged scheme to defraud mine reclamation fund |
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March 9, 1990 |
Interior awards contract for third abandoned mine reclamation project in New River Gorge in West Virginia |
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February 8, 1990 |
Interior Department to co-sponsor valid existing rights symposium April 3-4 |
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February 6, 1990 |
OSM seeks comments on lower permit fees for small coal mines |
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January 24, 1990 |
Interior Secretary Lujan announces enforcement improvements for surface mine reclamation |
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January 17, 1990 |
Reclamation technology transfer service announced |
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January 9, 1990 |
New OSM emblem represents environmental balance |
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December 15, 1989 |
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December 15, 1989 |
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November 16, 1989 |
Miscellaneous releases before 1989
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August 3, 1987 |
Ten years of AML accomplishments: $1.1 billion distributed, 40,000 jobs |
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November 19, 1982SP |
OSM and Virginia resolve impasse on surface
coal mine inspections |