Executive Direction and Administration

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Executive Direction and Administration Change +0 The FY 2027 President's Budget for the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AML) programs includes both discretionary and mandatory funding provided under Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to support abandoned mine land reclamation activities and related Technology Development and Transfer, Financial Management, and Executive Direction and Administration. As shown in the Summary of Requirements table above, the FY 2027 request includes a net discretionary increase of $1.4M and no change in FTEs from the FY 2026 Enacted. Mandatory funding within the AMR Fund consists of payments to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) health benefit plans and State and Tribal grant payments authorized under SMCRA. Mandatory funding levels are determined by statutory formulas and beneficiary requirements that do not reflect Fixed Costs and Internal Realignments Table Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Change in Number of Enacted Enacted to Paid Days Change Total paid days for FY 2027 is 261 (2088 hours) which is the 2027 same number of days as FY 2026. This information is consistent Pay Raise 0 Request with the published OMB Circular A-11. Change The President's Budget for 2027 includes one quarter (October- FERS Employer +247 December 2026) of the 1.0% pay raise for 2026 and 0.0% pay Contribution Increase 0 raise for 2027. Pay raises are consistent with the published OMB Capital Fund (WCF) +49 The estimates reflect adjustments to the employer contribution for -72 FERS and Law Enforcement FERS for FY 2027. This -62 information is consistent with the published OMB Circular A-11. The estimates reflect Department decisions on the FY 2027 Workers' +1 -11 The amount reflects final chargeback costs of compensating Compensation 0 0 injured employees and dependents of employees who suffer Payments accidental death while on duty. This amount reflects the final +261 +175 Workers Compensation bill for FY 2027 payable to the Unemployment 0 0 Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, Compensation pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. Payments The amount reflects projected changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department GSA and Non-GSA of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Rents Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. This estimate reflects an applied annual inflation factor of 3.0% to the Baseline Adjustments 5-year average of actuals between 2020-2024. This estimate reflects the FY 2027 President's Budget Exhibit 54s as submitted. The amounts reflect changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration (GSA) and others for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. These estimates reflect Udall Building rent, Security, Federal Reserve Parking, and Operations and Maintenance, distributed by bureau and office, based upon OFAS provided Udall Building occupancy levels. Costs of to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. This adjustment captures the associated increase to baseline operations and maintenance requirements resulting from movement out of GSA or direct-leased (commercial) space into encounter an increase to baseline O&M costs not otherwise captured in fixed costs. This category of funding properly adjusts the baseline fixed cost amount to maintain steady-state funding For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant to sections 3701 and 3717 of title 31, United States Code, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95-87, as amended, may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. recognized Indian tribes with approved programs for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and other related activities under section 405 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1235): Provided, That such additional amount shall be used by such States for economic and community development in conjunction with new or ongoing abandoned mine land reclamation projects meeting one or more of the priorities described in section 403(a) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), and by

Extracted from Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, p. 10. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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