Memorandum of understanding BLM-GS-OSM management of Federal coal

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5291029

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes the procedures for cooperation and coordination among the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Geological Survey (GS), and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM) under the general provisions of the Division of Functions and Responsibilities Concerning Management of Federal Coal as approved by the Under Secretary on July 5, 1978, and published in the Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 237, December 8, 1978. This MOU sets forth the procedural arrangements by which the three agencies will carry out their functions and responsibilities with respect to operations under Federal coal leases and exploration licenses where the BLM is the responsible surface management agency or where reserved Federal coal is involved. In addition, the MOU recognizes the role of the State governments in regulating surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands within the State in accordance with a State-Federal Cooperative Agreement executed pursuant to 30 CRF 745 or 30 CFR 211.75. On November 24, 1976, the BLM and GS entered into a working agreement covering onshore mineral lease operations, exclusive of oil, gas, geothermal, and oil shale. This MOU supersedes the working agreement only insofar as said working agreement applies to coal.

• OSTI ID: 5291029
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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