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Coal Permitting Correspondence
History of Coal Mining
Environmental Lab Services
Awards
Additional Resources:
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Ohio EPA
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Dept of Agriculture N. Appalachian Experimental Watershed (NAEW)
US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Applicant Violator System
Map to Our Offices: Fountain Square, Building H-3
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
For general information email your questions here. Public Record Requests can be emailed or directed to (614) 265-6901. Columbus Address: Mineral Resources Management 2045 Morse Rd. Building H-3 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 (614) 265-6633 Fax H-2 (614) 265-7999 Fax H-3 (614) 265-7998
The Commission is to provide an administrative appeal to any person claiming to be aggrieved or adversely affected by a decision of the Chief of the Division Mineral Resources Management, relating to mining and reclamation issues.
The Reclamation Commission is an adjudicatory board, established pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 1513.05.
The Commission conducts hearings and renders decisions. Based upon the information presented to the Commission in an adjudicatory hearing, the Commission will affirm, vacate or modify the Chief’s decision under appeal. The decisions of the Commission are appealable to the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County, Ohio in industrial minerals matters and appealable to the Court of Appeals in coal mining matters.
Reclamation Commission members are appointed by the Governor to a five-year term. The Commission is composed of eight members, with only seven members sitting on any appeal. Four members constitute a quorum, and no more than four members may belong to the same political party. The members represent various interests and concerns, relevant to mining and reclamation issues:
The Reclamation Commission adopts rules to govern its procedures. These rules are found at Ohio Administrative Code 1513-3-01 through 1513-3-22.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Brochure about the Reclamation Commission (pdf)
2012 Meeting Dates (pdf)
Current Commission Members