OSM FACT SHEET
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining
MAY 2 0 1999

OSM AWARDS NAVAJO TRIBE $311,700 REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

The Interior Department s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is providing the Navajo tribe with a 
$311,700 grant to assist in developing coal mining rules and
regulations in support of a permanent regulatory program for
tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico.

The grant evolved from the 1992 Energy Policy Act.

-DOI

For further information about the grant contact Akhtar Zaman
(520) 871-6587.