U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining
Media Advisory			Contact: Renae Yergan-Willis
July 18, 2003				(202) 208-2565

OSM Director Jeff Jarrett scheduled to testify
on reauthorization of Abandoned Mine Land fee

(Washington, DC) -  Jeff Jarrett, director of the US Office of Surface Mining, 
is scheduled to appear Thursday, July 24, before the House Resources 
Committee Subcommittee on Energy & Minerals Resources to give testimony 
on the reauthorization of the Abandoned Mine Land Fee.

The hearing is scheduled at 2 p.m. in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building.

-OSM-