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Directives

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement policy directives are written communication provided in the form of instructions, manuals, notices, guides, policies, and procedures. These policy documents assist employees in effectively performing their jobs. To learn how to prepare, modify, or remove a directive, see Directive OPM-1.

For questions on active Directives, please contact the OSMRE Directives Coordinator, Sean Strate, at sstrate@osmre.gov. These directives are archival documents for historical purposes and are available by contacting getinfo@osmre.gov or by phone at (202) 208-2565. The TTY telephone text number is (202) 208-2694.

Administrative Services (ADS)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
ADS-2 959 Safety and Occupational Health Program 06/04/09
ADS-6 876 Printing, Publications and Reprographic Management 05/11/00
ADS-7 960 Motor Vehicle Management Program 05/22/09
ADS-13 893 Management of Leased Space 08/10/00
ADS-14 884 Aircraft Safety 08/08/00
ADS-16 740 Uniform Standards and Allowances 08/03/92
ADS-16-1 769 Change Notice - Deletion 02/25/93
ADS-16-2 866 Change Notice - Revisions 10/31/96
ADS-16-3 941 Change Notice 09/30/08
ADS-17 462 Loan of Government-Owned Personal Property 08/08/88
ADS-17-1 691 Change Notice - Clarification 10/24/91
ADS-17-2 742 Change Notice - Amendment 08/12/92
ADS-18 982 Personal Property Management Program 05/29/14
ADS-19 916 Environmental Management Systems 08/31/06
ADS-19-1 964 Change Notice - Environmental Management Systems 02/27/09
Abandoned Mine Land (AML)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
AML-1 974 Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System 12/12/12
AML-4 888 Procedures for Federal Reclamation Program Emergency and High Priority Projects 05/08/00
AML-22 973 Evaluation of State/Tribe Abandoned Mine Land Programs 03/28/13
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
BFM-1 963 Administrative Control of Funds 12/18/08
Equal Employment Office (EEO)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
EEO-1 972 EEO Complaints Settlement Authority 12/06/12
Financial Management (FIN)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
FIN-1 374 Conference Officer Operations Manual 09/04/87
FIN-1-1 938 Change Notice - Civil Penalty Conference Officers Manual 12/09/08
FIN-7 690 Non-Federal Reimbursements to OSMRE 10/15/91
FIN-7-1 698 Change Notice - Revisions 11/21/91
Grants Management Program (GMT)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
GMT-1 617 Allocation and Suballotment of Small Operator Assistance Program Funds 06/08/90
GMT-1-1 749 Change Notice - Revisions 11/05/92
GMT-6 545 Eligibility of Operators and Authorized Services in the SOAP 06/07/89
GMT-6-1 818 Change Notice - Organizational Titles and Statutory Regulatory changes 06/24/94
GMT-10 1006 Federal Assistance Manual ; Federal Assistance Manual Annexes 08/04/21
GMT-11 461 SOAP Annual Liability Reviews 08/04/88
GMT-11-1 772 Change Notice - Revisions 03/12/93
Inspection and Enforcement (INE)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
INE-3 321 Furnishing Operator/Permittees with Copies of Inspection Reports and Ten-Day Notices 03/03/87
INE-4 601 Notice of Potential Liability for an Individual Civil Penalty 03/01/90
INE-4-1 764 Change Notice - Revisions 02/05/93
INE-5 939 Mining Without a Permit and/or Mining Off a Valid Permit 09/17/08
INE-6 163 Informal Public Hearing Under 30 CFR 843.15 03/24/83
INE-8 173 Services of Notices of Violation and Cessation Orders 05/19/83
INE-13 166 Revision of Inspection and Enforcement Policy 04/11/83
INE-18 993 Authorized Representatives 10/13/20
INE-19 308 Vacation of Notices of Cessation Orders 01/07/87
INE-23 878 Completion and Processing of Mine Site Inspection Federal Program and Mine Site Evaluation State Program Report Forms 12/28/98
INE-24-2 998 Response to Citizen Complaints in Primacy States 05/16/19
INE-26 1003 Approximate Original Contour 06/26/20
INE-29 733 Inspectable Units Inventory 07/07/92
INE-30 599 Alternative Enforcement Referrals for Criminal Penalties and Civil Action for Injunctive Relief 03/01/90
INE-35 996 Ten-Day Notices 05/03/19
INE-40 600 Individual Civil Penalty Assessment 03/01/90
INE-41 559 Civil Penalty Assessment for Unabated Imminent Harm Cessation Orders 07/18/89
INE-43 955 Inspection of Durable Rock Fills Under Construction 11/12/08
INE-44 957 Contemporaneous Evaluation of Reclamation Activities 11/21/08
Information Services and Program Promotion (INF)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
INF-1 942 OSMRE Records Management ; Records Management Manual 10/08/08
INF-2 576 Administrative Records System 09/28/89
INF-3 796 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 09/20/93
INF-5 797 Subpoenas to Compel the Attendance of Witnesses, the Production of Written or Printed Materials, or Both 10/19/93
INF-11 663 Information Resources Management Policy and Procedures Manual 03/12/91
INF-13 762 Information Resources Management Review Council 01/19/93
Information Technology (IT)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
IT-1 889 Information Systems Security Program 03/20/00
IT-2 945 Hardware and Software Management; 12/09/08
IT-3 999 OSMRE Digital Media Policy; Digital Media Guidance 08/13/19
Organization Planning and Management (OPM)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
OPM-1 1004 Establishment and Maintenance of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Directives and Standard Operating Procedures System 06/23/20
OPM-5 953 Delegations of Authority 12/06/12
Procurement and Contracting (PRC)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
PRC-6 793 Uniform Contract Review System (Except Federal Emergency Reclamation Projects) 08/02/93
PRC-7 465 Interagency Acquisitions (Agreements) 08/30/88
PRC-7-1 551 Change Notice - Clarification 07/06/89
PRC-10 692 Anti-Lobbying Statute - Restrictions on Lobbying and Semi-Annual Reporting Requirements 10/24/91
Regulatory Program Development (REG)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
REG-1 995 Handbook on Procedures for Implementing the NEPA ; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook 07/31/19
REG-2 649 522(b) Federal Lands Review 12/07/90
REG-7 719 Experimental Practices 04/24/92
REG-8 997 Oversight of State and Tribal Regulatory Programs 05/30/19
REG-10 339 Bond Forfeiture 05/26/87
REG-10-1 804 Change Notice - Revisions 12/20/93
REG-14 362 Interpretation of Initial Program and Indian Lands Regulations Concerning Rills and Gullies 07/09/87
REG-15 696 Policy and Procedures for Maintaining Confidentiality of Permit Application Information 11/21/91
REG-18 979 Tribal Consultation and Protection of Tribal Trust Resources 06/26/13
REG-19 387 Incidental Boundary Revisions 10/19/87
REG-22 880 Developing and Processing State - Federal Cooperative Agreements for State Regulation on Federal Lands 05/04/99
REG-23 966 Corrective Actions for Regulatory Program Problems and Action Plans 01/31/11
REG-28 525 Bond Forms and Procedures 03/10/89
REG-31 881 Preparation of Mining Plan Decision Documents 06/04/99
REG-33 962 Federal Blaster Certification Program and Blasting Enforcement 12/09/08
REG-35 630 Permit Fees in Federal Program States and On Indian Lands 08/27/90
REG-35-1 798 Change Notice - Revisions 10/26/93
State and Tribal Programs (STP)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
STP-1 992 Processing of Proposed State/Tribal Regulatory Programs and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plans; Amendments; and Part 732 and Part 884 Notifications 03/20/19
Technical Guidance and Research (TGR)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
TGR-1 315 OSMRE Blasting Guidance 01/28/87
Technical Services and Research (TSR)
Subject Number Transmittal Number Directive Effective Date
TSR-1 1005 Calculation of Reclamation Bond Amounts
Appx. A - Handbook for Calculation of Reclamation Bond Amounts		 05/05/2021
TSR-2 375 Quarterly Examination of Water Impoundments 09/14/87
TSR-3 393 Sediment Control Using Best Technology Currently Available 11/02/87
TSR-4 940 Technical Studies 09/25/08
TSR-5 399 Alternative Postmining Land Use Requirements for Real Property 11/10/87
TSR-6 400 Drainage Control on Valley and Durable Rock Fills 11/10/87
TSR-7 404 Protecting Historic Properties 12/18/87
TSR-8 434 Transportation and Handling of Abandoned Coal Mine Refuse Piles 03/31/88
TSR-9 441 Construction Certification of Siltation Structures 04/27/88
TSR-10 874 Use of Wetland Treatment Systems for Coal Mine Drainage 10/27/97
TSR-12 990 Post-Act Reclamation Program 06/13/17
TSR-14 828 Construction of Wetlands as a Postmining Land Use 01/31/95
TSR-15 857 Dam Safety Program 08/14/96
TSR-16 931 Reforestation of Title IV and Title V mined lands 06/10/08