Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining

 

To assist the States and Tribes with active coal mining in administering approved regulatory programs.

Active 15.250 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants; C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2017 Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution. Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution.
Fiscal Year 2018 The program anticipates to fund twenty-four coal producing states. Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution.
Fiscal Year 2019 The program anticipates to fund twenty-four coal producing states. Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution.
Fiscal Year 2020 The program anticipates to fund twenty-four coal producing states. Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 91 Stat. 445-532. The State must have an approved program to regulate surface coal mining and a designated State agency to receive and administer grants. State agencies responsible for regulation, reclamation and enforcement of provisions protecting the environment from negative effects of coal mining operations. The Governor of a State designates an agency to act as recipient of the grant or funded cooperative agreement. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. No preapplication is required. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The standard application SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance forms required by 2 CFR Part 215.12 and 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart F, or its revisions, must be used. State regulatory grant applications are required to submit applications to their appropriate Regional Office. Applications maybe submitted through www.Grants.gov and the appropriate OSM Regional/Field Office. Please contact the appropriate Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Regional Office for assistance. The application will be reviewed by appropriate OSMRE Regional staff within 60 days of receipt of application and approval by the OSMRE Regional Office is required. If the application is not approved, the Regional Office must set forth in writing the reasons for disapproval and may propose modifications if appropriate. The applicant may submit the revised application or appropriate revised portions of the application. Not applicable. 60 days. An applicant may appeal OSM's decision not to approve a grant or to reduce or terminate a grant to the Director, OSM, no later than 30 days after the Regional or Field Office official's decision. Renewal of annual applications required for grants. Designated agencies that choose to comply with the Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Provisions, Parts 725, 735, and 795 (Federal Register, Vol. 423, No. 239, Tuesday, December 13, 1977, Vol. 47, No. 169, August 31, 1982 and Vol. 48, No. 12, January 18, 1983), are eligible for awards. Criteria for amounts awarded are the State's need relative to other eligible States. Grants for permanent program development are available to fund staff and related costs in connection with preparing State legislative proposals; preparing State regulations; preparing permanent program applications to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE); and for other related purposes. Administration and Enforcement grants are awarded to assist States that have received approval to operate permanent regulatory programs. Funded cooperative agreements provide for State regulation of coal mining activities on Federal lands. Technical assistance is available on any aspect of regulating surface impacts of coal mining. Not applicable. Not applicable. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a sub recipient. See 2 CFR Part 200.333 Retention requirements for records for exceptions. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. All administration and enforcement grants are for a one year period and are annually renewable. Information not available. See Catalog Appendix IV. Yolande J.C. Norman
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street Ave., N.W. Room 4545
Washington, DC 20240 US
ynorman@osmre.gov
Phone: (202) 208-2868
Fax: (202) 219-0239. http://www.osmre.gov 14-1801-0-1-302 (Project Grants) FY 18$68,590,000.00; FY 19 est $68,590,000.00; FY 20 est $68,590,000.00; FY 17$65,500,000.00; - $38,343 to $3,034,757; $615,988. (FY 2017 final distribution not yet awarded.) Federal Register, Volume 42, No. 62706, Tuesday, December 13, 1977 and Volume 47, No. 169, Tuesday, August 31, 1982, Volume 48, No. 12, Tuesday, January 18, 1983; and informal agency guidelines titled "Federal Assistance Manual" Fiscal Year 2017 Governor designated agencies in coal producing states receive annual grants to assist in administering and enforcing the states' approved regulatory programs as provided by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended. Governor designated agencies in coal producing states receive annual grants to assist in administering and enforcing the states' approved regulatory programs as provided by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended.
Fiscal Year 2018 Governor designated agencies in coal producing states receive annual grants to assist in administering and enforcing the states' approved regulatory programs as provided by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended.
Fiscal Year 2019 Governor designated agencies in coal producing states receive annual grants to assist in administering and enforcing the states' approved regulatory programs as provided by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended.
Fiscal Year 2020 Program anticipates funding projects in coal producing states receive annual grants to assist in administering and enforcing the states' approved regulatory programs as provided by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended.