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Surface Mining: Interior Is Acting to Improve Its Applicant Violator System

AFMD-90-63 Published: Jun 22, 1990. Publicly Released: Jul 23, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated: (1) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSMRE) actions to improve the permit review process; and (2) the National Wildlife Federation's agreement with the Department of the Interior for improving the permit review process.

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