http://www.osmre.gov/rss/notice.html Lastest News Stories from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement News Stories en Copyright 2011 MON, 2 MAY 2011 11:00:00 EST http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/101711.pdf (Washington, D.C.) – The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) today will honor four coal companies for their commitment to reclaiming land and waters once mining is completed. Date: 10-17-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/100711.pdf (Washington, D.C.) – The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) will recognize the winners of the bureau’s awards for exceptional reclamation of abandoned mines next week. Date: 10-07-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/090211.pdf (Washington, D.C.) – One of OSM's Congressionally-mandated missions is ensuring that America's coalfields are reclaimed after mining is complete. As part of that mission, the bureau has for decades recognized deserving state regulatory agencies and coal mining companies with annual awards for their efforts. Date: 09-13-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/090211.pdf (Washington, D.C.) – One of OSM's Congressionally-mandated missions is ensuring that America's coalfields are reclaimed after mining is complete. As part of that mission, the bureau has for decades recognized deserving state regulatory agencies and coal mining companies with annual awards for their efforts. Date: 09-02-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/stories/2011/DiversityPolicyStatement.shtm Diversity and Inclusion Policy statement video and memo. Date: 08-18-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/stories/2011/SMCRA_Anniversary.shtm Date: 08-03-11 http://tinyurl.com/3juwk95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is the recipient of the first Presidential Migratory Bird Federal Stewardship Award in recognition of OSM's Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative. Date: 05-31-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/news/archive/2011/050211.pdf Effective: 05-02-11 Format: .pdf http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/031711.pdf (Washington, D.C.) The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is once again seeking the best examples of reclaiming active coal mines, and state or tribal regulatory abandoned mine reclamation programs, and giving potential entrants more time to provide an award nomination. Date: 03-17-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/030111a.pdf (Washington) – To improve its oversight of state and tribal surface coal mining programs, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) today began to solicit input from stakeholders on where the bureau should focus its oversight resources and which aspects of state and tribal programs should be reviewed during the next evaluation period, which begins later this year. Date: 03-01-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/030111.pdf WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is accepting nominations for the 2011 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards and the 2011 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Awards. These awards recognize exemplary mine reclamation results and techniques in use across the Nation. Date: 03-01-11 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2011/021411.pdf WASHINGTON, D.C. – The proposed budget for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 reduces discretionary spending while enhancing oversight of State coal regulatory programs. The budget proposes to reform mandatory spending on abandoned mine reclamation to create a competitive grant program that would address the Nation’s highest priority abandoned coal mine sites, and mitigate the most critical public health and environmental hazards. Date: 02-14-11 http://www.osmre.gov/guidance/directives/directives.shtm OSM Finalizes New/Revised Oversight Directives REG-8, REG-23, and INE-35. Effective: 01-31-11 http://www.osmre.gov/topic/awards/Awards.shtm OSM Issues 2011 Call for Nominations for the Abandoned Mine and Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamations Awards. Date: 01-21-11 http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Announces-395-Million-Available-to-States-and-Tribes-for-Cleaning-Up-Abandoned-Coal-mines.cfm WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the availability of more than $395 million in grants to states and tribes to restore abandoned mine lands nationwide, generating jobs and eliminating health and safety hazards caused by past coal mining. The Fiscal Year 2011 funding for the grants administered by Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) represents an increase of more than $25 million over last year. Date: 12-15-10 http://www.osmre.gov/topic/SurveyResults/FEVS/FEVS.shtm The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today is announcing the bureau’s results in the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which measures employee satisfaction and leads to improved government operations. We are pleased to announce that OSM improved on 81 percent of the 62 questions measured between 2008 and this year. In the coming weeks and months, OSM supervisors will be engaging their employees for additional input on how we can continue to improve. We want to especially focus our efforts on improving OSM employees’ worklife benefits and resources. 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Their insightful questions will also provide the public — as well as OSM employees — a chance to get to know Joe a little better. What follows is a partial transcript of a few of the questions he answered. We’ll add more as the sessions are transcribed. http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/news/archive/2009/113009.pdf OSM announces opportunity to comment on options for revisions to Stream Buffer Zone and Related Rules http://www.osmre.gov/Reports/AnnualReport/2008/FY08.shtm 2008 Annual Report posted:12-01-09 http://www.osmre.gov/topic/oversight/scm/scm.shtm Oversight comments due December 18, 2009 http://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/110609.html Effective: 11-04-09 Format: SHTM http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2009/092809.pdf Effective: 09-28-09 Size: 90 KB Format: PDF http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2009/092309.pdf OSM Employee Receives Service to America Medal posted: 09-23-09 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/Stories/SMCRA32Years.shtm OSM 32nd Anniversary posted:08-03-09 http://www.osmre.gov/forms/Forms.shtm New Bond Forms posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/topic/coalex/coalex.shtm Coalex Reports posted http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/stories/forestryreclamationexcellence.shtm Logan, WV – The Appalachian Region Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) named Appalachian Fuels, LLC recipient of its 2007 Excellence in Reforestation Regional Award here recently. Date: 08-19-08 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/stories/technologyleads.shtm San Diego, CA — Many of the nearly 15,000 scientists, researchers, business leaders and government officials gathered for an international geographic information systems (GIS) conference watched as OSM was recognized for its vision and leadership in using technology to make the Nation’s coal mines safer for the public and to protect the environment. Date: 08-19-08 http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/stories/osmdirectorleads.shtm OSM Director Brent Wahlquist explains the benefits of the Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA). Date: 08-19-08