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Administration streamlines federal process for overseeing coal mine operations


Pictured, l to r, Tom Shope, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Mike Kosek, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Christian Palich, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Kate MacGregor, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior; Commissioner Donnie Bethel, Harrison County Commission; Lanny Erdos, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; Dave Crow, Ohio DNR; Ashley Karlen, Staff Congressman Bill Johnson’s office; Ben McCament, Ohio DNR.

CADIZ — The Department of the Interior’s Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor announced a final rule to improve the processing of Ten-Day Notices (TDNs). Ten days is the amount of time the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (OSMRE) provides to state partners to address a reported mining complaint or potential violation. The finalized rule improves the process by requiring timely, direct coordination with state partners, eliminating wasteful, duplicative investigations that can cause unnecessary delays in addressing concerns or potential violations.

“It is indisputable that the last administration was no friend to the coal miners across this great country who provide cheap, base load power, especially in states like West Virginia (94%), Kentucky (80%), Indiana (75%) and Ohio (51%),” said Deputy Secretary of the Interior Kate MacGregor.“This rule restores SMCRA’s mandate of cooperative federalism, reduces duplicative red tape, and ensures we work alongside our state partners who are the primary enforcement authorities under the law.”



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