Dear Mr. Secretary:

For nearly one year, we've patiently and persistently sought the Department of the Interior's ("Department") compliance with our requests for documents, communications, and information related to the rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule ("Rule") by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ("OSM"). This is a serious matter that impacts the livelihood of entire communities and the jobs of thousands of coal miners across the nation, and the Department's failure to fully comply with repeated requests for information can no longer continue. This letter provides notice of our intent to move to compel cooperation and production of documents specified in this letter should they not be provided in the time requested.

Read the entire letter HERE.