PENNSYLVANIA DIRECTORY

	Pennsylvania

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 Joseph G. Pizarchik, Director
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
P.O. Box 8461
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 787-5103
Fax: (717) 783-4675
E-Mail: jpizarchik@state.pa.us

Grants Contact

Tom Callaghan, Chief
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation
(717) 783-9582
Fax: (717) 783-4675
E-mail: tcallaghan@state.pa.us Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program Roderick A. Fletcher, Director
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
P.O. Box 8476
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476
(717) 783-2267
Fax: (717) 783-7442
E-mail: rfletcher@state.pa.us

Grants Contact

Patricia Willow
E-mail: pwillow@state.pa.us Office of Surface Mining Appalachian Regional Coordinating Center
Brent Wahlquist, Regional Director
Three Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(412) 937-2828
E-mail: bwahlqui@osmre.gov

Harrisburg Office
George J. Rieger, Division Chief
Pittsburgh Field Division
Harrisburg Transportation Center
415 Market Street, Suite 3C
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 782-4036
E-Mail: grieger@osmre.gov
Fax: (717) 782-3771

Grants Contact

Sheila Hartless
E-mail: shartles@osmre.gov
(412) 937-2888

Johnstown Area Office Joe Geissinger, Area Office Manager
Richland Professional Bldg.
334 Bloomfield Street, Suite 104
Johnstown, PA 15904
(814) 533-4227
E-mail: jgissing@osmre.gov
Fax: (814) 533-4383

Branch of Anthracite Michael Kuhns, Supervisory General Engineer
The Stegmaier Bldg.
7 North Wilkes-Barre Blvd., Suite 308
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-5293
(570) 830-1403
E-Mail: mkuhns@osmre.gov
Fax: (570) 830-1421

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