Annual Evaluation Summary Report for the Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program Administered by the State of Mississippi for Evaluation Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009)

摘要

During the 2009 Evaluation Year, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Birmingham Field Office conducted oversight evaluations of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Geology, the State coal mine regulatory authority. The oversight studies focused on the success of Mississippi in meeting the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Acts goals for environmental protection of land mined for coal. A Performance Agreement was cooperatively developed with the Office of Geology to tailor the oversight activities to the unique conditions of the state program. Through oversight activities, the need for financial, technical, and other program assistance to the State is identified and provided to strengthen its program.