OSM Annual Report Available

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM), Charleston Field Office (CHFO) has released the 2012 West Virginia Annual Evaluation Report. This report is a summary of OSM's evaluation of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's implementation of its regulatory and abandoned mine land programs for the period July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. The report is available in either printed or electronic format. Printed copies of the report will be made available upon request, by calling our office at (304) 347-7158 or mailing your request to: OSM-Charleston Field Office, 1027 Virginia Street, East, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. The electronic version of the report is available on the CHFO's web page at: http://odocs.osmre.gov/qdocs.aspx. On this site, use the drop down menus and enter the “State” (West Virginia); the “Keyword” (Oversight); the “Evaluation Year” (2012); and the “Category”(Annual Evaluation Reports). Click the submit button and the document information will appear at the bottom of the page where it gives you a view option that you will also need to click for the document to open.