2003 FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF STATE PROGRAMS

	Federal Oversight of State Programs: 2003 (10/1/02 - 9/30/03)

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 2003. Statistics for 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 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	75	0	0	0
Alaska	0	0	0	0
Arkansas	8	0	0	0
Colorado	16	0	0	0
Illinois	119	0	0	0
Indiana	80	0	0	0
Iowa	10	0	0	0
Kansas	6	0	0	0
Kentucky	371	26	7	0
Louisiana	3	0	0	0
Maryland	33	0	0	0
Mississippi	1	0	0	0
Missouri	53	0	0	0
Montana	5	0	0	0
New Mexico	4	0	0	0
North Dakota	1	0	0	0
Ohio	131	0	0	0
Oklahoma	23	0	0	0
Pennsylvania	503	8	3	0
Texas	18	0	0	0
Utah	2	0	0	0
Virginia	150	1	0	0
West Virginia	468	4	1	0
Wyoming	17	0	0	0
Total	2097	39	11	0

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