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Administrative Services (ADS)
Abandoned Mine Land (AML)
Budget: Fund Management (BFM)
Equal Employment Office (EEO)
Federal Financial Management (FFM)
Financial Management (FIN)
Grants Management Program (GMT)
Inspection and Enforcement (INE)
Information Services and Program Promotion (INF)
Information Technology (IT)
Organization Planning and Management (OPM)
Personnel (PER)
Procurement and Contracting (PRC)
Regulatory Program Development (REG)
State and Tribal Programs (STP)
Technical Guidance and Research (TGR)
Technical Services and Research (TSR)

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SUBJECT NUMBER	TRANSMITTAL NUMBER	DIRECTIVE	EFFECTIVE DATE
Administrative Services (ADS)
ADS-2	959	Safety and Occupational Health Program Part 1 and Part 2; Accessible Version	06/04/09
ADS-2	879	Safety and Occupational Health Management Program	12/06/00
ADS-6	876	Printing, Publications and Reprographic Management	05/11/00
ADS-7	960	Motor Vehicle Management Program; Accessible Version	05/22/09
ADS-7	530	Motor Vehicle Management	03/29/89
ADS-7-1	578	Change Notice - Clarification	10/12/89
ADS-7-2	668	Change Notice - Addition	04/15/91
ADS-13	893	Management of Leased Space	08/10/00
ADS-14	884	Aircraft Safety (Part 2)	08/08/00
ADS-16	740	Uniform Standards and Allowances	08/03/92
ADS-16-1	769	Change Notice - Deletion	02/25/93
ADS-16-2	866	Change Notice - Revisions	10/31/96
ADS-16-3	941	Change Notice; Accessible Version	09/30/08
ADS-17	462	Loan of Government-Owned Personal Property	08/08/88
ADS-17-1	691	Change Notice - Clarification	10/24/91
ADS-17-2	742	Change Notice - Amendment	08/12/92
ADS-18	579	Personal Property Management Program; Accessible Version	05/22/09
ADS-18	579	Personal Property Management	10/12/89
ADS-18-1	718	Change Notice - Revisions	04/23/92
ADS-19	916	Environmental Management Systems	08/31/06
ADS-19-1	964	Change Notice - Environmental Management Systems; Accessible Version	02/27/09
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Abandoned Mine Land (AML)
AML-1	974	Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System	12/12/12
AML-4	888	Procedures for Federal Reclamation Program Emergency and High Priority Projects	05/08/00
AML-22	840	Evaluation of State and Tribal AML Programs	11/20/95
AML-22-1	872	Change Notice - Establishes Review Period	10/06/97
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Budget: Fund Management (BFM)
BFM-1	963	Administrative Control of Funds; Accessible Version	12/18/08
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Equal Employment Office (EEO)
EEO-1	972	EEO Complaints Settlement Authority	12/06/12
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Federal Financial Management (FFM)
FFM-1	901	Administrative Control of Funds; (Appendix 1); (Appendix 2)	11/02/01
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Financial Management (FIN)
FIN-1	374	Conference Officer Operations Manual (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)	09/04/87
FIN-1-1	938	Change Notice - Civil Penalty Conference Officers Manual; Accessible Version	12/09/08
FIN-7	690	Non-Federal Reimbursements to OSM	10/15/91
FIN-7-1	698	Change Notice - Revisions	11/21/91
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Grants Management Program (GMT)
GMT-1	617	Allocation and Suballotment of Small Operator Assistance Program Funds	06/08/90
GMT-1-1	749	Change Notice - Revisions	11/05/92
GMT-6	545	Eligibility of Operators and Authorized Services in the SOAP	06/07/89
GMT-6-1	818	Change Notice - Organizational Titles and Statutory Regulatory changes	06/24/94
GMT-10-16	969	Change Notice; Accessible Version; Federal Assistance Manual	02/09/11
GMT-11	461	SOAP Annual Liability Reviews	08/04/88
GMT-11-1	772	Change Notice - Revisions	03/12/93
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Inspection and Enforcement (INE)
INE-2	948	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	10/08/08
INE-3	321	Furnishing Operator/Permittees with Copies of Inspection Reports and Ten-Day Notices	03/03/87
INE-4	601	Notice of Potential Liability for an Individual Civil Penalty	03/01/90
INE-4-1	764	Change Notice - Revisions	02/05/93
INE-5	939	Mining Without a Permit and/or Mining Off a Valid Permit; Accessible Version	09/17/08
INE-6	163	Informal Public Hearing Under 30 CFR 843.15	03/24/83
INE-8	173	Services of Notices of Violation and Cessation Orders	05/19/83
INE-13	166	Revision of Inspection and Enforcement Policy	04/11/83
INE-18	958	Authorized Representatives Accessible Version	12/09/08
INE-19	308	Vacation of Notices of Cessation Orders	01/07/87
INE-23	878	Completion and Processing of Mine Site Inspection Federal Program and Mine Site Evaluation State Program Report Forms	12/28/98
INE-24	336	Response to Citizen Complaints in Primacy States	05/26/87
INE-24-1	388	Change Notice - Revisions	10/28/87
INE-26	338	Approximate Original Contour	05/26/87
INE-29	733	Inspectable Unites Inventory	07/07/92
INE-30	599	Alternative Enforcement Referrals for Criminal Penalties and Civil Action for Injunctive Relief	03/01/90
INE-32	679	Oversight Procedures for States' Implementation of the Applicant/Violator System Memorandum of Understanding	07/01/91
INE-32	936	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	08/08/08
INE-33	949	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	10/07/08
INE-34	954	Improvidently Issued Permits; Accessible Version	11/03/08
INE-35	968	Ten-Day Notices; Accessible Version	01/31/11
INE-40	600	Individual Civil Penalty Assessment	03/01/90
INE-40-1	950	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	10/07/08
INE-41	559	Civil Penalty Assessment for Unabated Imminent Harm Cessation Orders	07/18/89
INE-42	951	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	10/08/08
INE-43	955	Inspection of Durable Rock Fills Under Construction; Accessible Version	11/12/08
INE-44	957	Contemporaneous Evaluation of Reclamation Activities; Accessible Version	11/21/08
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Information Services and Program Promotion (INF)
INF-1	942	OSM Records Management Records Management Manual; Accessible Version	10/08/08
INF-2	576	Administrative Records System	09/28/89
INF-3	796	Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Part 2)	09/20/93
INF-5	797	Subpoenas to Compel the Attendance of Witnesses, the Production of Written or Printed Materials, or Both	10/19/93
INF-11	663	Information Resources Management Policy and Procedures Manual (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7)	03/12/91
INF-13	762	Information Resources Management Review Council	01/19/93
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Information Technology (IT)
IT-1	889	Information Systems Security Program	03/20/00
IT-2	945	Hardware and Software Management; Accessible Version	12/09/08
IT-3	975	OSM Social Media Policy; Social Media Guidance	12/10/12
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Organization Planning and Management (OPM)
OPM-1	930	Establishment and Maintenance of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Directives System; Accessible Version	08/20/08
OPM-1-1	952	Establishment and Maintenance of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Directives System; Accessible Version	09/26/08
OPM-5	953	Delegations of Authority	12/06/12
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Personnel (PER)
PER-6	622	Alternative Work Schedule	07/10/90
PER-16	894	Merit Promotion Policy and Implementation	08/31/00
PER-21	971	Change Notice - Discipline and Adverse Action	02/02/12
PER-22	965	Change Notice - Agency Administered Grievance Procedure; Accessible Version	08/03/09
PER-23	976	OSM Telework Policy; Accessible Version	12/08/11
PER-23 -1	977	Change Notice - OSM Telework Policy; Accessible Version	05/16/12
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Procurement and Contracting (PRC)
PRC-6	793	Uniform Contract Review System (Except Federal Emergency Reclamation Projects)	08/02/93
PRC-7	465	Interagency Acquisitions (Agreements)	08/30/88
PRC-7-1	551	Change Notice - Clarification	07/06/89
PRC-9	970	Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Training and Reference Manual Guide - Change Notice	02/17/11
PRC-9-1	710	Change Notice - Revisions	02/25/92
PRC-10	692	Anti-Lobbying Statute - Restrictions on Lobbying and Semi-Annual Reporting Requirements	10/24/91
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Regulatory Program Development (REG)
REG-1	490	Handbook on Procedures for Implementing the NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook)	11/29/88
REG-1-1	859	Change Notice - Revisions	07/23/96
REG-2	649	522(b) Federal Lands Review	12/07/90
REG-6	854	Information Collection Request - Rescission Notice	07/12/96
REG-7	719	Experimental Practices	04/24/92
REG-8	967	Oversight of State Regulatory Programs; Accessible Version	01/31/11
REG-8-1	932	Oversight of State Regulatory Programs; Accessible Version	07/01/08
REG-8-2	943	Change Notice - Clarification; Accessible Version	10/06/08
REG-10	339	Bond Forfeiture	05/26/87
REG-10-1	804	Change Notice - Revisions	12/20/93
REG-14	362	Interpretation of Initial Program and Indian Lands Regulations Concerning Rills and Gullies	07/09/87
REG-15	696	Policy and Procedures for Maintaining Confidentiality of Permit Application Information	11/21/91
REG-18	853	Protection of Indian Lands and Indian Trust Resources	03/28/96
REG-19	387	Incidental Boundary Revisions	10/19/87
REG-21	947	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	10/08/08
REG-22	880	Developing and Processing State - Federal Cooperative Agreements for State Regulation on Federal Lands	05/04/99
REG-23	966	Corrective Actions for Regulatory Program Problems and Action Plans; Accessible Version	01/31/11
REG-28	525	Bond Forms and Procedures (part 2)	03/10/89
REG-31	881	Preparation of Mining Plan Decision Documents	06/04/99
REG-33	962	Federal Blaster Certification Program and Blasting Enforcement Accessible Version	12/09/08
REG-34	946	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	10/08/08
REG-35	630	Permit Fees in Federal Program States and On Indian Lands	08/27/90
REG-35-1	798	Change Notice - Revisions	10/26/93
REG-36	852	Processing of Request to Evaluate a State Program Under 30 CFR 733.12(a)	04/30/96
REG-36	937	Change Notice - Rescission; Accessible Version	08/08/08
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State and Tribal Programs (STP)
STP-1	944	Processing of Proposed State/Tribal Regulatory Programs and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plans; Amendments; and Part 732 and Part 884 Notifications Accessible version	10/20/08
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Technical Guidance and Research (TGR)
TGR-1	315	OSMRE Blasting Guidance, (Part 2), (Part 3), (Part 4)	01/28/87
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Technical Services and Research (TSR)
TSR-1	882	Handbook for Calculation of Reclamation bond Amounts (Part 2), (Part 3), (Part 4), (Part 5)	04/05/00
TSR-2	375	Quarterly Examination of Water Impoundments	09/14/87
TSR-3	393	Sediment Control Using Best Technology Currently Available	11/02/87
TSR-4	940	Technical Studies; Accessible version	09/25/08
TSR-5	399	Alternative Postmining Land Use Requirements for Real Property	11/10/87
TSR-6	400	Drainage Control on Valley and Durable Rock Fills	11/10/87
TSR-7	404	Protecting Historic Properties	12/18/87
TSR-8	434	Transportation and Handling of Abandoned Coal Mine Refuse Piles	03/31/88
TSR-9	441	Construction Certification of Siltation Structures	04/27/88
TSR-10	874	Use of Wetland Treatment Systems for Coal Mine Drainage	10/27/97
TSR-12	619	Post-Act Reclamation Program	06/19/90
TSR-14	828	Construction of Wetlands as a Postmining Land Use	01/31/95
TSR-15	857	Dam Safety Program	08/14/96
TSR-16	931	Reforestation of Title IV and Title V mined lands; Accessible version	06/10/08
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