OSMRE Rule change in Tennessee

The Office of Surface Mining first asked Tennesseans for public comment on rule changes regarding bonding and revegetation here.

OSM published the proposed rules on April 6 and is extending the public comment period from May 8 to June 30. Additionally a public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. June 1 at the Holiday Inn Select in Knoxville.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before 4 p.m., local time on June 30, 2006. The public hearing will be held on June 1, 2006, at 7 p.m. local time.

Contact info below…

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Office of Surface Mining
Tim Dieringer, Director
530 Gay Street, Suite 500
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 545-4103 Ext. 186
Fax: (865) 545-4111
E-Mail: tdiering@osmre.gov

Regulatory Program Contact
Fred Klimas
Inspection Group Supervisor
530 Gay Street
Knowville, TN 37902
(865) 545-4103 Ext. 157
Fax: (865) 545-4114
E-mail: fklimas@osmre.gov

Tennessee State Government (Primary contact)
Paul E. Davis, Director
Department of Envionment and Conservation
Water Pollution Control
401 Church Street
L&C Annex, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1534
(615) 532-0632

Tennessee State Government (Secondary contact)
Don Owens, NPDES Program Manager
Department of Environment and Conservation
Water Pollution Control, Mining Section
State Plaza Building
2700 Middlebrook Pike, Suite 2
Knowxville, TN 37921
(865) 594-5527
Fax: (865) 594-6105
E-mail: don.owens@state.tn.us/environment/

Tennessee Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program
Tim Eagle, Program Manager
Department of Environment and Conservation
Water Pollution Control, Land Reclamaiton Section
State Plaza Building
2700 Middlebrook Pike, Suite 2
Knoxville, TN 37921
(865) 594-6203
E-mail: timeagle@state.tn.us

About JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.