S23AP00035

Program Regulatory Program (Title V)

Award Purpose

The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95 87, as amended, created the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) in the Department of the Interior. SMCRA provides the OSMRE the authority to provide federal funding and to oversee the implementation of state regulatory (Title V) and abandoned mined lands (AML) programs (Title IV) approved by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the minimum standards specified by SMCRA.

Activities to be Performed

This grant funds the administration and enforcement of the approved regulatory program of Virginia as described in 30 CFR, Subchapter T - Programs for the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations within each state tribe. Activities funded by this grant must comply with 2 CFR 200 and include all costs necessary to administer and enforce the approved program within the state that meet one of the following standards:

1. Costs must be used for activities directly identified in the approved program.
2. Support costs must be used for the activities identified in the approved program, including such activities as equipment and support services.
3. Costs to develop an amendment to the approved program.

Expected Deliverables or Outcomes

Documents related to the oversight of the state program, including deliverables, expected outcomes, and past annual evaluation reports for the state can be found on the OSMRE website: https://www.odocs.osmre.gov. Costs must be used for activities directly identified in the approved program. Support costs must be used for the activities identified in the approved program, including such activities as equipment and support services. Costs must be used to develop an amendment to the approved program.

Intended Beneficiaries

Title V of SMCRA authorizes us to fund state, tribal, and federal programs to control the environmental impacts of surface coal mining. It authorizes states and tribes to develop and assume regulatory primacy, act as the regulatory authority, and operate their coal regulatory program. OSMRE regulations at 30 CFR Chapter VII implement SMCRA.

Subrecipient Activities (if known or specified at time of award)

N/A

RYE1 Language from 5 100 10

Virginia Department Of Mines Minerals And Energy

15.250 - Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) [DOI]

Virginia United States

State-Wide

S-S-REG-23-001

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased 13% from $7,200,000 to $6,294,505.