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Sources of Help of approval on models demonstrated to be safe for use in mines Coal mine inspection. Since 1941, the bureau has been charged with responsibility for penodic inspection of the more than 9000 coal mines operating in the United States Until 1952, compliance with the recommenda tions of bureau inspectors was entirely voluntary, but in that year enactment of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act authorized and directed bureau enforcement of certain man datory provisions designed to help guard against major disasters in coal mines employ ing more than 14 men underground The bureau has enforcement powers, but prefers that improvements in safety be achieved through voluntary compliance with the rec ommendations of inspectors, as this is con sidered more substantial and more lasting Federal Water Pollution Control Administration Created in 1965, the Federal Water Pollu tion Control Administration became a bureau in the Department of the Interior m May of 1966 The administration administers a national program to enhance the quality and value of the nation's water resources and to otherwise assure the fulfillment of a national policy for the prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution The major functions of the administration are (a) development or con duct of comprehensive and special programs designed to eliminate or reduce the pollution of interstate waters and their tributaries, (b) award of grants to the states and to inter agency agencies to assist in the development of comprehensive river basin water control and abatement plans, and, additionally, for the establishment and maintenance of meas ures for the prevention and control of water pollution, (c) encouragement and cooperative support of state enforcement authorities and exercise of federal authority as required to abate pollution of interstate or navigable waters and violations of water quality stand ards established for interstate waters, (d) encouragement of the development and en actment of improved state laws and the de velopment of interstate compacts, (e) conduct, promotion, and support of research investiga tions, experimentation, and demonstrations including the publication of related results and information, (/) award of grants for the construction of municipal waste treatment works, (g) award of grants, and utilization of contract authority, to assist in demonstrating new or improved methods for controlling pollubonal waste discharges from storm sewers or storm and sanitary systems, (h) administration of programs involving fellow ship, research, and training grants, (i) support and conduct of technical training, and (j) implementation of provisions of Executive Order 11288, which prescribes policies and procedures for the prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution by federal ac tivities, including facilities or operations sup ported by federal loans, grants, or contracts The administration communicates with state and local authorities, with other public and private organizations, including indus trial, commercial, educational and other institutions concerned with water pollution abatement activities, through regional offices In addition, comprehensive, technical assis tance, and special study projects are located in various field locations throughout the United States The commissioner and the headquarters staff are m the Department of Intenor, whose address is given at the beginning of these descriptive paragraphs The following regional offices could also be of help Region Headquarters Northeast, John F Kennedy Federal Bldg , Boston, Mass 02203 Middle Atlantic, 918 Emmet St, Charlottesville, Va 22901 Southeast, 1421 Peachtree St, NE , Atlanta, Ca 30309 Ohio Basin, 4676 Columbia Pkwy, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 Great Lakes, 33 E Congress Pkwv , Chicago, 111 60605 Missouri Basin, 911 Walnut St, Kansas Citv, Mo 64106 South Central, 1402 Elm St, Dallas, Tex 75202 Southwest, 100 McAllister St, San Francisco, Calif 94102 Northwest, Pittock Block, Portland, Oreg 97205 348