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FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Scharp Robert C

(Last)(First)(Middle)
999 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
LINTHICUM HEIGHTSMD21090

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. [FCL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 08/06/2008 G(1)V 300 D$ 0 7,200 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2008 G(2)V 200 D$ 0 7,000 D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Gift to an immediate family member who does not share the same household as the reporting person.
2. Reporting person donated shares to a charitable organization.
Edythe C. Katz, Attorney-in-Fact08/18/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by  these  presents,  that I,  Robert C. Scharp,  hereby
constitute  and appoint  each of Greg A. Walker,  Edythe C. Katz,  and Sharon J.
Fetherhuff,  or any of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution,
my true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)  execute  for and on my behalf,  in my  capacity  as an officer  and/or
          director of Foundation Coal Holdings,  Inc. (the "Company"),  Forms 3,
          4, and 5 in accordance  with Section 16(a) of the Securities  Exchange
          Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

     (2)  do and  perform  any and all acts for and on my  behalf  which  may be
          necessary  or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or
          5,  complete and execute any  amendment  or  amendments  thereto,  and
          timely  file such form with the SEC and any stock  exchange or similar
          authority; and

     (3)  take any other action of any type  whatsoever in  connection  with the
          foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be to my
          benefit,  in my best  interest,  or legally  required  by me, it being
          understood that the documents executed by such  attorney-in-fact on my
          behalf  pursuant to this Power of  Attorney  shall be in such form and
          shall contain such terms and conditions as such  attorney-in-fact  may
          approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and  perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,  necessary,  or
proper  to be  done in the  exercise  of any of the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted,  as  fully  to all  intents  and  purposes  as I might  or  could do if
personally  present,  with full  power of  substitution  or  revocation,  hereby
ratifying   and   confirming   all   that   such   attorney-in-fact,   or   such
attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this  power of  attorney  and the  rights  and  powers  herein
granted.  I  acknowledge  that (i) I have  granted  this  authority to each such
attorney-in-fact  solely to make it more  convenient  for me to  comply  with my
reporting  requirements  under Section 16(a), (ii) my granting of this authority
does not  relieve  me of any of my  responsibilities  to  prepare  and file on a
timely basis all reports that I may be required to file under Section 16(a), and
(iii) neither the Company nor any of the attorneys-in-fact has assumed, or shall
be deemed to assume, any of my responsibilities in that regard.

     This Power of Attorney  shall remain in full force and effect until I am no
longer  required  to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with  respect to my  holdings of and
transactions in securities  issued by the Company,  unless earlier revoked by me
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  I have caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as
of this ____ day of October, 2005.


                                       /s/ Robert C. Scharp
                                       -------------------------------------
                                       Robert C. Scharp

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