2000 FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF STATE PROGRAMS

	Federal Oversight of State Programs: 2000 (10/1/99 - 9/30/00)

Section 517(a) of the Surface Mining Law requires the Office of Surface Mining to make inspections as necessary to evaluate the administration of approved state programs. To implement these duties, the Office of Surface Mining works with states and other interested parties to seek consensus on oversight techniques. To maintain objectivity, the Office of Surface Mining also plans and conducts inspections, independent reviews, and technical analyses. The table below summarizes the Office of Surface Mining's oversight inspection and enforcement activities during 2000. Statistics for 1999, 1998, and 1997 are also available.

State	Site Visits	Violations	Cessation Orders	Cessation Orders
		Violations Cited in Office of Surface Mining Enforcement
		Notice of Violation	Failure-To-Abate	Imminent Harm
Alabama	109	0	2	2
Alaska	3	0	0	0
Arkansas	9	0	0	0
Colorado	17	1	0	0
Illinois	94	0	0	0
Indiana	106	0	0	0
Iowa	28	0	0	0
Kansas	20	0	0	0
Kentucky	470	3	0	0
Louisiana	2	0	0	0
Maryland	24	0	0	0
Mississippi	3	0	0	0
Missouri	38	0	0	0
Montana	14	0	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	0	0
North Dakota	11	0	0	0
Ohio	196	0	0	0
Oklahoma	19	0	0	0
Pennsylvania	472	0	0	0
Texas	17	0	0	0
Utah	6	0	0	0
Virginia	210	0	0	0
West Virginia	217	0	2	0
Wyoming	14	1	0	0
Total	2,099	5	4	2

Note: 3 NOV violations and 2 FTACO violations are related to Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fees.
1. Excludes any NOV's or CO's that have been vacated.

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