OSM NEWS
U.S. Department of the Interior         Office of Surface Mining
Nov 14, 1995

URAM ANNOUNCES OSM POINTS OF CONTACT
DURING FURLOUGH/GOVERNMENT-WIDE SHUTDOWN

     Robert J. Uram, Director of the Interior Department's Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement  (OSM), has
designated four senior OSM officials as the agency's points of
contact for emergency or imminent harm situations for the
duration of the government-wide furlough period announced today.

The OSM officials and their telephone number, s are:

--    Ed Kay, Deputy Director, OSM, Washington, D.C.,
     (202) 208-2807.

--   Allen D. Klein,  Regional Director, Appalachian Region
     Coordinating Center,  Pittsburgh,  PA,  (412)  937-2828.

--   Brent Wahlquist, Regional Director, Midwest Region
     Coordinating Center, Alton,  IL,  (618)  463-6460.

--   Richard J. Seibel, Regional Director, Western Region
     Coordinating Center, Denver CO,  (303) 672-5501.

     "Should any emergency or imminent harm situation arise
during this period,  I urge all OSM customers to contact one of
these officials so that we may immediately respond to the
problem, within the constraints of our reduced capacity during
the shut-down period," Uram said.   In addition, to the four named
contact officials, OSM will have a disbursement officer, a
certifying officer, and a systems computer operator available on
stand-by,  according to Uram.

     "No emergency or imminent harm situation will go unattended
during this period," Uram emphasized.   "In an emergency, OSM
stands ready to call upon whatever resources are necessary to
address the situation."   Uram added that a system will be in
place to contact key employees as needed.

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