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Office of Inspector General

Report: Congressionally Requested Information on the Status and Length of Review for Appalachian Surface Mining Permit Applications

Report #12-P-0083November 21, 2011

What We Found

After reconciling discrepancies and vetting information, we identified 185 surface mining permit applications to review from the list of 237 that we received from the senator.

Report Materials​​

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