Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Off‌i ce of Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement

Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240

Phone, 202–208–2565. TDD, 202–208–2694. Internet, http://www.osmre.gov.

Director JOSEPH PIZARCHIK

The Off‌i ce of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)

was established in the Department of the

Interior by the Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.

1211).

The Off‌i ce’s primary goal is to

assist States in operating a nationwide

program that protects society and the

environment from the adverse effects of

coal mining, while ensuring that surface

coal mining can be done without

permanent damage to land and water

resources. With most coal mining States

responsible for regulating coal mining

and reclamation activities within their

borders, OSM’s main objectives are to

oversee State mining regulatory and

abandoned-mine reclamation programs,

assist States in meeting the objectives

of surface mining law, and regulate

mining and reclamation activities on

Federal and Indian lands, and in those

States choosing not to assume primary

responsibility.

The Off‌i ce establishes national policy

for the surface mining control and

reclamation program provided for in

surface mining law, reviews and approves

amendments to previously approved State

programs, and reviews and recommends

approval of new State program

submissions. Other activities include:

managing the collection, disbursement,

and accounting for abandoned-mine

land reclamation fees; administering

civil penalties programs; establishing

technical standards and regulatory policy

for reclamation and enforcement efforts;

providing guidance for environmental

considerations, research, training, and

technology transfer for State, tribal, and

Federal regulatory and abandoned-

mine land reclamation programs; and

monitoring and evaluating State and

tribal regulatory programs, cooperative

agreements, and abandoned-mine land

reclamation programs.

Sources of Information

Contracts Contact the Procurement

Branch, Off‌i ce of Surface Mining,

Department of the Interior, 1951

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20240. Phone, 202–208–2839. TDD,

202–208–2737.

Employment Information on career

opportunities at OSM is available

online. Internet, http://www.osmre.gov/

employment/Jobs.shtm.

For further information, contact the Off‌i ce of Communications, Off‌i ce of Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202–208–2565. TDD, 202–208–

2694. Internet, http://www.osmre.gov.