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APPENDIX C: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REGULATING MINING
APPENDIX C: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REGULATING MINING
Pages 83-91
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Geological Survey (USGS1 Mining plans for all operations on federally owned land must be approved by the USGS. A mining supervisor in this agency oversees the implementation of the plans and approves such things as road construction for exploratory drilling, location of drill holes, sequence of development, evaluation of reserves, and evaluation of environmental performance as well as any changes necessary in mining plans as the operation grows.
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U.S. Treasury Department -- Internal Revenue Service The IRS is responsible for explosive user permits, the inspection of powder storage areas, and the quantity of explosives that may be kept on hand at any one time.
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The PEA directly affects the development of new mines in the United States in that it dictates which fuels will be used where and in what quantities in power generation. By Executive Order, a number of power companies have been forced to switch from low-sulfur crude back to coal as their energy source, and these orders have served to stimulate interest and development of western coals because of their low sulfur content.
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, a department of health, a state engineer for highways and rights-of-way, and perhaps a state environmental department supervising air and water use. In establishing a new mine, one or more of these groups might require an environmental impact assessment or a notice of activity and might be involved in: (1)
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. Abbreviations used on the chart for the agencies are as follows: NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission A/FS Department of Agriculture/Forest Service C/E Department of Defense/Corps of Engineers EPA Environmental Protection Agency FPC Federal Power Commission I/BLM Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management I/GS Department of the Interior/Geological Survey I/MESA Department of the Interior/Mining Enforceirent and Safety Administration I/SFW Department of the Interior/Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife L/OSHA Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration T/CG Department of Transportation/Coast Guard T/NTSB Department of Transportation/National Transportation Safety Board T/PS Department of Transportation/Office of Pipeline Safety Number-codes listed in parentheses after agency abbreviations on the diagram indicate the degree of involvement by each agency at any specific point.
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Geological Survey has prime responsibility for monitoring and enforcing public safety aspects of coal mines and other circumstances in which the states have such responsibility. The asterisks indicate that OSGS responsibility extends only to coal mines on federal lands and that the state responsibility is with respect to nonfederal lands.
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