Recommendations on Use of OSM's (Office of Surface Mining's) Inspection Data Base. Task 4 Report

摘要

The report culminates an investigation into the suitability of historical mine inspection data for use in Federal oversight of State inspection programs. Beginning with a determination of measurable criteria in the data base, the study included an analysis of the utility of the data for oversight purposes. Those elements found of utility were identified on nonautomated Inspection Activity Summaries and recorded in preparation for inclusion in the automated data base. The report contains a summary of the data available for application to the oversight process, a discussion of limitations in that data, and a set of recommendations on the data's application in a changing regulatory environment.