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Meeting of the Reclamation Committee |
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Wingate Hotel |
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Gillette, Wyoming |
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August 15-16, 2005 |
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casual attire (no ties) |
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Agenda |
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Monday, August 15 |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductions |
| Rick Chancellor, Chairman, WIEB Reclamation Committee | |
| Growth in Western mining and implications for States/OSM | |
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Resource needs for states to accommodate new mine openings --
Roundtable on anticipated mine openings |
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Communication on new mining openings to minimize growing conflicts,
including communication with other federal agencies and tribes -- Bill Brancard, NM |
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| o Challenges Western states face in FY 05, FY 06, and FY 07 -- | |
| David Berry, CO/Neil Harrington, MT | |
| o State reports | |
| · Explanation of grant estimate process and appropriations process -- | |
| Jeff Jarrett/Al Klein, Jim Fulton, OSM | |
| State IT needs and how they are being met and new needs -- | |
| Roundtable discussion
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| TIPS UPDATE -- Bill Clark | |
| · TIPS Strategic Plan and Steering Committee | |
| · Status of Implementation of WR Workforce Plan and TIPS | |
| · TIPS GIS Technical Assistance to SRAs | |
| Applied Science Projects | |
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Applied Science proposed budget and upcoming process for
selecting projects in the next round, NTTT procedures -- Joe Galetovic |
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| · Outline of Montana project that was selected in the first round -- Neil Harrington, MT | |
| National Research Council Studies | |
| · Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes -- Joe Galetovic | |
| · Coal Research, Technology and Policy Matters -- Jeff Jarrett/Joe Galetovic | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30 p.m. | Tour of the Caballo mine |
| Two vans from the mine will be at the hotel and transport tour participants to the mine. | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Return to hotel |
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Tuesday, August 16 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Reconvene meeting of Western states and OSM, if needed |
| 10:00 a.m. | Adjourn meeting |