(2) The Secretary shall provide claimants notice 
of any adjustment made under this subsection not 
later than July 1 of any year in which the adjust-
ment is made. 
(3) A fee adjustment under this subsection shall 
begin to apply the calendar year following the cal-
endar year in which it is made. 
SEC. 143. INSPECTION AND MONITORING. 
(a) INSPECTIONS.— 
(1) The Secretary, or for National Forest Sys-
tem lands the Secretary of Agriculture, shall make 
inspections of mineral activities so as to ensure com-
pliance with the requirements of this title. 
(2) The Secretary concerned shall establish a 
frequency of inspections for mineral activities con-
ducted under a permit issued under subtitle C, but 
in no event shall such inspection frequency be less 
than one complete inspection per calendar quarter 
or, two per calendar quarter in the case of a permit 
for which the Secretary concerned approves an appli-
cation under section 134(f) (relating to temporary 
cessation of operations). After revegetation has been 
established in accordance with a reclamation plan, 
such Secretary shall conduct annually two complete 
inspections. Such Secretary shall have the discretion 
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to modify the inspection frequency for mineral ac-
tivities that are conducted on a seasonal basis. In-
spections shall continue under this subsection until 
final release of financial assurance. 
(3)(A) Any person who has reason to believe he 
or she is or may be adversely affected by mineral ac-
tivities due to any violation of the requirements of 
a permit approved under this title may request an 
inspection. The Secretary, or for National Forest 
System lands the Secretary of Agriculture, shall de-
termine within 10 working days of receipt of the re-
quest whether the request states a reason to believe 
that a violation exists. If the person alleges and pro-
vides reason to believe that an imminent threat to 
the environment or danger to the health or safety of 
the public exists, the 10-day period shall be waived 
and the inspection shall be conducted immediately. 
The identity of the person supplying information to 
the Secretary relating to a possible violation or im-
minent danger or harm shall remain confidential 
with the Secretary if so requested by that person. 
(B) The Secretaries shall, by joint rule, estab-
lish procedures for the review of (i) any decision by 
an authorized representative not to inspect; or (ii) 
any refusal by such representative to ensure that re-
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medial actions are taken with respect to any alleged 
violation. The Secretary concerned shall furnish such 
persons requesting the review a written statement of 
the reasons for the Secretary’s final disposition of 
the case. 
(b) MONITORING.— 
(1) The Secretary, or for National Forest Sys-
tem lands the Secretary of Agriculture, shall require 
all operators to develop and maintain a monitoring 
and evaluation system that shall identify compliance 
with all requirements of a permit approved under 
this title. The Secretary concerned may require addi-
tional monitoring to be conducted as necessary to 
assure compliance with the reclamation and other 
environmental standards of this title. Such plan 
must be reviewed and approved by the Secretary and 
shall become a part of the explorations or operations 
permit. 
(2) The operator shall file reports with the Sec-
retary, or for National Forest System lands the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, on a frequency determined by 
the Secretary concerned, on the results of the moni-
toring and evaluation process, except that if the 
monitoring and evaluation show a violation of the re-
quirements of a permit approved under this title, it 
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shall be reported immediately to the Secretary con-
cerned. The Secretary shall evaluate the reports sub-
mitted pursuant to this paragraph, and based on 
those reports and any necessary inspection shall take 
enforcement action pursuant to this section. Such 
reports shall be maintained by the operator and by 
the Secretary and shall be made available to the 
public. 
(3) The Secretary, or for National Forest Sys-
tem lands the Secretary of Agriculture, shall deter-
mine what information shall be reported by the oper-
ator pursuant to paragraph (2). A failure to report 
as required by the Secretary concerned shall con-
stitute a violation of this title and subject the oper-
ator to enforcement action pursuant to section 146. 
SEC. 144. CITIZENS SUITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any person may commence a civil action on his or 
her own behalf to compel compliance— 
(1) against any person (including the Secretary 
or the Secretary of Agriculture) who is alleged to be 
in violation of any of the provisions of this title or 
any regulation promulgated pursuant to subtitle C 
of this title or any term or condition of any permit 
issued under subtitle C of this title; or 
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