Welcome to the National Technology Development and Transfer Website

The Office of Surface Mining’s (OSM’s) Technology Development and Transfer supports and enhances the technical skills that States and Tribes need to operate their regulatory and reclamation programs and to effectively implement the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act established in 1977.  Technology development and transfer is an interactive process that involves the development of technical information through workshops, forums, benchmarking symposiums, OSM’s applied science funding program, and by  partnering with other technical programs.  The information gathered by the processes is transferred among our federal, state, tribal, industry, and academic partners through training, publications, exhibits, conferences, and websites.  Strategies to apply new technologies are developed during technical consultation and assistance services provided by OSM.  OSM continues to explore and promote innovative methods to promulgate new technologies that enhance the protection of the environment during mining and reclamation and improve efficiencies in the mining process

OSM established a National Technology Transfer Team (NTTT) in April of 2003 to provide a forum to guide, coordinate, and communicate OSM’s national and regional technology transfer activities.  The NTTT is composed of members from OSM and from States that administer coal mining activities.  OSM is represented by members from Headquarters, the National Technical Training Program (NTTP), Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS), and three OSM Regions (Appalachian, Mid-Continent, and Western).  The States are represented by the Interstate Mining Compact Commission and the Western Interstate Energy Board.  Each OSM region has a regional technology transfer team comprised of a technical representative from each of the States, Tribes, OSM Divisions and Field Offices in that region to identify, advance, and develop technical solutions.  The solutions can then be advanced to the NTTT for dissemination and implementation in other regions.

APPLIED SCIENCE FINAL REPORTS
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2008 Nominations for the
Abandoned Mine Land
and Active Mining Awards

2008 Nominations for the Abandoned Mine Land and Active Mining Awards have been extended until April 30, 2008.  For more information please contact Tom Geoghegan, awards contact person in the Office of Communications or click on the link below to download the brochures:

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