Surface Mining: Information on Coal Mining Citations Issued by Kentucky Inspectors
RCED-86-180FS
Published: Jun 30, 1986. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined all non-compliance notices and cessation orders Kentucky submitted to the Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement in the past year to determine whether Kentucky mining inspectors have failed to issue such citations.
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