|
|
WELCOME TO THE WESTERN REGION
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is a bureau of the U. S. Department o
f the Interior. The Western Region office is responsible for overseeing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
(SMCRA)
of 1977, generally west of the Mississippi River in the states that have coal mining activities. We also have primary responsibilities for coal mining that occurs or has occurred on Indian Lands in the west.
For more information about the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in the Western Region, please click on
About Us
and
Contact Us
pages.
Announcement
NEW
OSMRE approval of permit revision application for the Black Mesa Complex
On December 22, 2008, OSMRE issued a record of decision approving Peabody Western Coal Company’s mine permit revision application for the Black Mesa Complex. The record of decision consists of five parts:
Contents, Memorandum, Map, Chronology, Findings and Approval, Permit, and Environmental Impact Statement [1.22 MB, ]
Endangered Species Act [7 MB, ]
Letters [33 KB, ]
Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment [10 MB, ]
Technical analyses
[2 MB, ]
By letter dated December 22, 2008, OSMRE notified commenters on the permit application of the right of affected persons to appeal the permit decision. OSMRE Letter dated December 22,2008 [105 KB, ]
|
|
Website: UPDATED November 21, 2008
Web Page: DATE POSTED July 16, 2008
LAST MODIFIED: January 5, 2009
LAST REVIEWED: January 5, 2009
|
|