WELCOME TO THE WESTERN REGION

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is a bureau of the U. S. Department o f the Interior. The Western Region office is responsible for overseeing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977, generally west of the Mississippi River in the states that have coal mining activities. We also have primary responsibilities for coal mining that occurs or has occurred on Indian Lands in the west.

For more information about the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in the Western Region, please click on About Us and Contact Us pages.

Announcement

Please submit any comments to:

Brenda A. Steele
Navajo Mine Coordinator
Indian Programs Branch
Office of Surface Mining
P.O. Box 46667
Denver, Colorado 80201-6667
303-293-5046

Written comments are due by August 6, 2009.