Annual Evaluation Summary Report for the Regulatory Program Administered by the Knoxville Field Office of Tennessee for Evaluation Year 2002 (October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002)

摘要

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) created the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) in the Department of the Interior. SMCRA provides authority to OSM to oversee the implementation of and provide Federal funding for State regulatory programs that have been approved by OSM as meeting the minimum standards specified by SMCRA. The Act also provides authority for OSM to implement a Federal regulatory program in the States without approved regulatory programs. In Tennessee, OSM implemented the Federal regulatory program in October 1984 when the State repealed its surface mining law. This report contains summary information regarding the Tennessee Federal Program and the effectiveness of the Federal Program in meeting the applicable purposes of SMCRA as specified in section 102. This report covers the period of October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002. Detailed background information and comprehensive reports for the program elements evaluated during the period are available for review and copying at the Knoxville, Tennessee OSM Office.