Welcome to our What’s New page!  Below is a chronological listing by date to help you quickly access new information that has been added to our website.  You will also find links to content that has been significantly updated to keep you abreast of what’s happening at the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

• News Release:  OSM Issues Proposed Rules for Remining and Reclaiming Abandoned Coal Mine Refuse Sites [more]  [120 KB] 

• News Release:  OSM Director Praises Kentucky's Award Winning System [more]  [120 KB] 

• Directive OPM-1, Transmittal Number 930, Establishment and Maintenance of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Directives System dated 4/9/08 is now available on our website. [more]

• See our news and stories  [more]

• OSM Director Lends Expertise to Botanic Garden Efforts  [more]

• 2008 Call For Nominations EXTENDED TO APRIL 30TH. [more]

• Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Justification is now available. [more]

• News Release:  FY 2009 OSM’s Budget Reflects Commitment to Maintain State and Tribal Regulatory Grants and to Implement 2006 Changes to the AML Program.  [ more]
  • OSM Budget in Brief  

• The Regulatory Grants Distribution for Fiscal Year 2008 is now available on our website  [ more]

• News Release:  Fiscal Year 2008 Abandoned Mine Land Annual Grant Distribution  [ more]

• OSM Announces AML Grant Amounts Available to States and Tribes  [ more]
  • Fact Sheet 
  • Question and Answers 

• News Release:   OSM Announces Decisions Needed to Distribute Funds Under the 2006 AML Legislation  [ more]

• Ownership and Control; Permit and Application Information; Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights; Final Rule  [ more] 
  • Fact Sheet 
  • FAQ 
  • Final Rule 

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• OSM awards recognize a wide range of accomplishments in reclaiming past mines sites.  [ more]

• News Release:  OSM Expands Effort to Solicit Public Comment on the Proposed Rules for “Stream Buffer Zones” And to Limit Impacts of Valley Fills from Coal Mining  [more]

• News Release:  State Projects Recognized by OSM for Excellence in Abandoned Mine Reclamation  [more]

• News Release:  Coal operators recognized for outstanding reclamation  [more]

• DRAFT Environmental Impact Study, EIS Number: OSM-EIS-34. Excess Spoil Minimization - Stream Buffer Zones is now available: [more]

• Directive: Reg-8, Transmittal 921, Oversight of State Regulatory Programs, dated 12/21/06 [more]
• News Release:Draft Stream Buffer Zone Environmental Impact Statement Will Be Released for Public Review [more]
• Executive Summary: Environmental Impact Study: EIS Number: OSM-EIS-34. Excess Spoil Minimization - Stream Buffer Zones: Proposed Revisions to the Permanent Program Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Concerning the Creation and Disposal of Excess Spoil and Coal Mine Waste and Stream Buffer Zones [more]

• Abandoned Mine Land Fee Reauthorization and Hypothetical Future Funding Projections [more]

• Annual Report 2006 [more]
• News Release:Risks from Abandoned Mines Reduced: OSM 2006 Annual Report Released [more]

• Adobe Acrobat Help Page [more]

• Directive: INE-25:922 Ten-day Notices: Notice of Rescission is available online [more]

• OSM/VISTA Watershed. Be a Volunteer. Be a Sponsor [more]

• News Release: OSM seeks public comment before drafting rules [more]

• News Release: Tennessee Federal Program Final Rule [more]

• Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards: 2007 Call for Nominations [more]
• Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards: 2007 Call for Nominations [more]

• News Release:OSM Budget Increases Funding for States and Tribal Regulatory Programs and Implements Funding Changes to the Abandoned Mine Lands Program [more]