Reinventing the U.S. Bureau of Mines
The changes in the US Bureau of Mines (USBM) are discussed. Beginning this year, the Bureau will focus its scientific research efforts in four critical areas. These areas are: (1) health and safety; (2) materials research (which will be accomplished in partnership with the private sector); (3) environmental remediation; and (4) pollution prevention and control. In addition to the very important scientific research that is going on, the US Bureau of Mines: collects and publishes consumption and supply data and information on 100 commodities for the 60 most important mineral producing, consuming and trading countries; and analyzes minerals related issues, such as proposed mining law reform legislation and proposed mine waste regulations, and assists in federal ecosystem planning efforts. On December 30, 1994, Secretary Babbitt signed a secretarial order implementing an organizational structure to allow the USBM to go forward in this new research focus. In Fiscal Year 1995, Congress appropriated funds to the USBM to focus research in this organizational structure. The USBM has experienced major funding reductions in the Clinton Administration. The whole Federal government is getting smaller. The USBM workforce is comparable in size to what it was three decades ago.
- OSTI ID:
- 107736
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9506230-; TRN: 95:006374-0004
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: The Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute conference on coal mining and education, Crested Butte, CO (United States), 25-27 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 92st regular meeting of the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute; Finnie, D.G. [ed.]; PB: 148 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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