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OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

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Safety Officers

The following table provides a listing of Office of Surface Mining safety officers at each location throughout the country. These safety officers are familiar with safety and health standards, regulations, and policies, and in addition to their regular duties, spend up to 15 percent of their work time ensuring a safe and healthy work place for all employees. (See the Collateral Duty Safety Officer Supervisor Appointment Agreement for specific responsibilities.

Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Arthur Quintana, (202) 208-2575, mailto:aquintana@osmre.gov

Safety and Occupational Health Manager J. Maurice Banks (202)208-2608, jbanks@osmre.gov

LOCATION

NAME

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

EMAIL

HEADQUARTERS

Washington, DC

Maurice Banks

Office of Surface Mining
South Interior Building 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

(202) 208-2608

jbanks@osmre.gov

Denver, Colorado

Ruth Anne Overfelt

Denter Finance Center
Room B 2125-Building 20
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80202

(303) 236-0330 ext. 282

ranneoverfelt@osmre.gov

Appalachian Region

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lafayette Vance

Appalachian Region
Three Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220

(412) 937-2842

Ivance@osmre.gov

Ashland, Kentucky

Ketwan Williams

Appalachia Team
1405 Greenup Avenue
Box 5 Federal Building
Ashland, KY 41101

(606) 384-2828 ext. 11

kwilliams@osmre.gov

Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Debra Zirkle

Big Stone Gap Field Office
Powell Valley Square Shopping Center
1941 Neely Road, Suite 201, Compartment 116 Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219

(276) 523-0000 ext. 36

dzirkle@osmre.gov

Charleston, West Virginia

Mike Richmond

Charleston Field Office 1027 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301

(304) 347-7162

mrichmond@osmre.gov

Columbus, Ohio

Mike Hiscar

Columbus Team Eastland Professional Plaza 4480 Refugee Road, Suite 201 Columbus, OH 43062

(614) 866-0578 ext. 106

mhiscar@osmre.gov

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Linda Szeerba

Harrisburg Field Office Suite 3C 415 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 18701

(707) 782-4879

lszeerba@osmre.gov

Knoxville, Tennessee

Danny Ellis

Knoxville Field Office 530 Gay Street, Suite 500 Knoxville, TN 37902

(865) 545-4103 ext. 147

kellis@osmre.gov

Lexington, Kentucky

Elizabeth Cox

Applicant Violator System 2679 Regency Road Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 260-8424 ext. 461

lcox@osmre.gov

Lexington, Kentucky

Jama Bowling

Lexington Field Office 2675 Regency Road Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 260-8400 ext.229

jbowling@osmre.gov

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Jane Komnath

Anthracite Team The Stegmaier Building
7 N. Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Suite 308 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-5293

(570) 830-1401

jkomnath@osmre.gov

Mid-Continent Region

Alton, Illinois

John Cole

Mid-Continent Region
Alton Federal Building 501 Belle Street, Room 216 Alton, IL 62002

(618) 463-6463 ext. 5

jcoleman@osmre.gov

Birmingham, Alabama

Jennifer Nicholson

Birmingham Field Office
Barber Business Park 135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215 Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 290-7282 ext. 14

jnicholas@osmre.gov

Indianapolis, Indiana

Vicki Preston

Indianapolis Field Office Minton-Capehart Federal Building 575 N. Pennsylvania Street, Room 301 Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 226-6166 ext. 236

vpreston@osmre.gov

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Linda Thompson

Tulsa Field Office 5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 550 Tulsa, OK 74135

(918) 581-6431 ext. 26

lthompso@osmre.gov

Western Region

Denver, Colorado

Mike Russo

Western Region
1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO 80202

(303) 844-1400 ext. 1427

mrusso@osmre.gov

Alburquerque, New Mexico

Thomas Wright

Albuquerque Field Office
505 Marquette Avenue, NW Suite 1200 Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 248-5082

twright@osmre.gov

Casper, Wyoming

Debbie, Giovetti

Casper Field Office
100 East Street
Federal Building Room 2128 Casper, WY 82601

(307) 261-6555 ext. 236

dgiovet@osmre.gov



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