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The Pittsburgh Field Division, located in Pittsburgh with  branch offices in Columbus,  Ohio; Harrisburg, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, serves as the principal point-of-contact for state regulatory authorities, state abandoned mine land authorities, coal mining industry, public interest groups, and coal field citizens in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This office is responsible for: program evaluation and oversight, programmatic support and assistance regarding implementation and enhancement of approved state regulatory and AML reclamation programs; coordinating program amendments; and for approving and administrating Title IV and V grants to Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio to support these programs. The Pittsburgh Field Division administers a Federal program in Michigan and is also responsible for fostering cooperative State-Federal relations and resolving defined problems to ensure the successful implementation of SMCRA in each state.  The Pittsburgh Field Division responsibilities also include review and declaration of Emergency Abandoned Mine problems; initiation of federal inspection and enforcement in response to citizen complaints; review and recommendations regarding program adequacy pursuant to 30 CFR 732 and 733 provisions; field review and recommendations regarding  Excellence in Surface Mining and AML Reclamation Awards; and other program activities.