OHIO DIRECTORY

	Ohio

Following are state and federal contacts responsible for implementing the Surface Mining Law. The state regulatory authority regulates active coal mining and the abandoned mine land reclamation program reclaims hazards left from coal mines abandoned before 1977.

State Regulatory Authority Tom Tugend, Deputy Chief
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mineral Resources Management
Field Operations and Permitting
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H2
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 265-7079
Fax: (614) 265-7999
E-mail: tom.tugend@dnr.state.oh.us

Grants Contact
Jon Rayfield
E-mail: jon.rayfield@dnr.state.oh.us

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program Mike Sponsler, Chief
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mineral Resources
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H-2
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 265 7073
Fax: (614) 265-7999
E-mail: msponsler@dnr.state.oh.us

Scott Kell, Deputy Chief
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mineral Resources Management
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. H-2
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 265-7058
Fax: (614) 265-7999
E-mail: scott.kell@dnr.state.oh.us

Grants Contact
Jon Rayfield
E-mail: jon.rayfield@dnr.state.oh.us

Office of Surface Mining George Rieger, Manager
Pittsburgh Field Division
Columbus Office
4605 Morse Road, room 102
Columbus, OH 43230
(412) 937-2153 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
(614) 416-2238 (Columbus, Ohio)
E-Mail: GRIEGER@OSMRE.GOV
Fax: 614-416-2248

Grants Contact
Phil Fantazier
E-mail: pfantazosmre.gov
(412) 937-2849

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Office of Surface Mining
1951 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
202-208-2719
getinfo@osmre.gov