Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Annual Evaluation Summary Report for the North Dakota Public Service Commission Abandoned Mine Lands Program Evaluation Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009)

摘要

Evaluation of the state reclamation program is conducted by the Casper Field Office (CFO) of the Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM). The 2009 evaluation period started on July 1, 2008 and concluded June 30, 2009. Evaluation methods are based upon OSM Directive AML-22 and a Performance Agreement (PA) between the State and OSM. This agreement incorporates a shared commitment by the State and OSM in determining how annual evaluations will be conducted. The State takes an active role in the entire evaluation process. The process is designed to evaluate whether the State, through it Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program, is achieving the overall objective of Section 102 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).