PUBLIC NOTICE

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection plans to submit to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining a proposed abandoned mine land reclamation project for grant funding.

The project listed below is being planned to eliminate the public health and safety hazards associated with un-reclaimed abandoned mine sites. This notice is for the purpose of gathering information about the proposed projects. Reclamation will not be initiated until project design is completed.

Any comments on the proposed project and requests for project specific information should be directed to Joe Sassaman, PG. Assistant Director, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, email: jsassaman@pa.gov, telephone 717-787-9893.

Information regarding current bid opportunities can be found on the Department’s website at www.dep.pa.

gov/Construction

Contracts.

Requests for information regarding bidder’s lists, notification of bid openings, or contracting in general should be directed to Jacqueline Shaffer, Chief, Construction Contracts Section, Department of Environmental Protection, PO Box 8452, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8452, telephone 717-787-7820

PROJECT

NUMBER

OSM 42(4947)

102.1

PROJECT NAME

W. Scaffold Lick

(SGL 061)

TOWNSHIP

Liberty

COUNTY

McKean

TYPE

Dangerous Highwall, Spoil Area, Highwall, Equipment, Facilities