Jeff Jarrett, Director of the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), has announced this year's national awards for excellence in surface mining and reclamation. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Steven Griles presented the awards Oct. 1, 2003 at a banquet sponsored by the National Mining Association in Washington, DC. Nominations from coal-mine operators were first judged by state mining and reclamation agencies. State-level winners were then judged at the national level by a panel of OSM experts. Three types of awards were presented: the Director's Award, National Awards and, for the first time, Good Neighbor Awards.
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