The Department of Environmental Protection announced the reorganization of its District Mining Offices, establishing new boundaries for three of the six field operations that oversee all surface and underground mining and blasting activities in Pennsylvania.

The reorganization transfers regulation of mining and blasting activities in eight midstate counties from the Pottsville District Mining Office in Schuylkill County, which had served 31 counties, to mining offices in Ebensburg, Cambria County, and Philipsburg, Centre County.

Underground mine safety will remain the responsibility of DEP’s Bureau of Mine Safety, which has offices in Uniontown, Fayette County, and in Pottsville.

Under the reorganization, which took effect October 1, all mining and blasting activities in Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin and Perry counties will be regulated by the Cambria District Mining Office in Ebensburg, Cambria County.

All mining and blasting activities in Snyder and Union counties will be overseen by the Moshannon District Mining Office in Phillipsburg, Centre County.

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10/7/2006