Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)

OSMRE is responsible for establishing a nationwide program to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations, under which OSMRE is charged with balancing the nation’s need for continued domestic coal production with protection of the environment. Regional and Field Contacts FOIA Reference Guide FOIA Regulations PRIVACY ACT ADVISORY If you choose to submit a request, regulations at 43 CFR, Part 2 authorize the collection of the information you provide in the FOIA request form. The information you provide is protected by Privacy Act Systems of Records Notice DOI—71: "Freedom of Information Request Files System—Interior" (81 FR 33544). The information you provide is used by Bureau/Office FOIA Offices to respond to your request for agency documents. Disclosures of this information within the Department may be made to program offices within the Bureau/Office to locate the documents you are seeking, to legal counsel, others within the agency to review the Bureau's/Office's proposed response to your request, and to any other parties within the agency with a need-to-know interest in your FOIA request. Disclosures of this information may also be made outside the Department to parties for purposes detailed in the Routine Uses section of Privacy Act System of Records Notice DOI—71.