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Tulsa Field Office

Alfred Clayborne
Field Office Director

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The Tulsa Field Office (TFO) is responsible for coordination between OSM and State regulatory authorities, citizens, and coal industry in the States of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas. State coal programs are monitored to ensure that surface coal mining operations and the surface effects of underground coal mining and the reclamation of abandoned mine lands are conducted in an environmentally sound manner.

The Field Office Director (FOD) directs TFO activities and is responsible for financial management and property and acquisition management. TFO is divided into two teams, the Administrative Support Team, and the Oversight Team. Some staff serve on both teams and participate on special team projects within and outside OSM.

 The Administrative Support Team: Ensures that field office staff is provided assistance and customer service on a variety of administrative services. Services provided allow the utilization of all resources available to TFO.

• Develops budget requests for each upcoming budget year; makes recommendations regarding distribution of resources including funding, personnel and travel.
• Provides support to TFO staff on procurement, space, personal and real property, telecommunications, vehicle/fleet management, mail, and other general office services. Responsible for directives management, recordkeeping, and developing office operating procedures as needed.
• Administers TFO Safety Management Program and training.
• Plans, develops, and implements automated data processing operations in support of OSM’s and State’s information needs.

 The Oversight Team: Gathers data about coal mining and reclamation operations, assists States in improving inspection and enforcement activities and recommends actions needed to address State program deficiencies. The accomplishment of this work will assist State’s in the implementation of its program and ensure proper reclamation of the land.

• Reviews and analyzes proposed State program amendments and monitors and evaluates State regulatory programs, cooperative agreements and abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation programs. Assists in resolution of identified program issues within the four-State area.
• Develops annual performance agreements with the States; solicits citizen comments on oversight; conducts performance reviews; inspects mines in accordance with OSM policies, citizen concerns or concerns from routine document review; and participates in bond release inspections.
• Provides technical assistance on issues relating to mine permitting, compliance monitoring, mitigation, AML issues, or reclamation decisions.
• Determines adequacy of grant submittals and assists States in aggressively pursuing reclamation of the most serious and high priority nonemergency AML reclamation.
• Participates in technical forums, meetings, and conferences to maintain technical expertise and stay abreast of developments in mining and reclamation technology.