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Title Full
OSMRE and Pennsylvania Have Opportunities To Improve as They Prepare To Spend $3.7 Billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of the Interior OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of the Interior
Components
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Report Number
2024-ISP-020
Report Description

We found that Pennsylvania started reclamation work and restoration projects; however, we identified four areas Pennsylvania and OSMRE should address.

Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
5
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2024-ISP-020-01 Yes $0 $0

We recommend that OSMRE require the States, including the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, to place warning signs and, when practical, access control mechanisms at dangerous sites that are accessible to the public and have been identified for reclamation with Federal funding.

2024-ISP-020-02 No $0 $0

We recommend that OSMRE review Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Electronic Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System data for inappropriate fund changes and correct mislabeled entries, including Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Project Nos. PA001308 and PA007158.

2024-ISP-020-05 No $0 $0

We recommend that OSMRE require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to develop monitoring guidance for solicitation for contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold that are issued by subgrantees.

2024-ISP-020-03 No $0 $0

We recommend that OSMRE develop and conduct training with Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act abandoned mine land grant recipients to ensure staff are familiar with data entry processes in the Electronic Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System, particularly those involving changing funding codes.

2024-ISP-020-04 No $0 $0

We recommend that OSMRE create an automated process in the Electronic Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System to identify funding code edits for additional review.

Department of the Interior OIG

United States