[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1627]


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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

January 15, 1998.
Time and Date: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 22, 1998.

Place: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Status: Open.

Matters to be Considered: The Commission shall consider and act upon 
the following:
    1. Secretary of Labor v. Unique Electric, Docket No. WEST 95-333-M 
(Issues include whether the judge abused his discretion in determining 
that, in assessing a penalty under section 110(i) of the Mine Act, an 
operator's cessation of business is a factor militating in favor of a 
reduction in the penalty under the ``effect of the operator's ability 
to continue in business'' criterion).
    2. Secretary of Labor on behalf of Calahan v. Hubb Corporation, 
Docket No. KENT 97-13-D (Issues include whether the judge erred in 
dismissing in its entirety a discrimination case brought under section 
105(c)(2) of the Mine Act when the complaining miner, but not the 
Secretary, settled with the operator).

Time and Date: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 29, 1998.

Place: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Status: Open.

Matters to be Considered: The Commission shall consider and act upon 
the following:
    1. Secretary of Labor v. Daanen & Janssen, Inc., Docket Nos. LAKE 
95-180-RM, etc. (Issues include whether the judge properly found that 
the operator violated 30 CFR Secs. 56.14101(a) and 56.9101 by failing 
to maintain in functional condition a component of the service braking 
system of a front-end loader, which traveled through and over a berm, 
fatally injuring the employee operating it).

Time and Date: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 5, 1998.

Place: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Status: Open.

Matters to be Considered: The Commission shall consider and act upon 
the following:
    1. Secretary of Labor v. Cannelton Industries, Inc., et al., Docket 
Nos. WEVA 94-381, etc. (Issues include whether the judge correctly 
determined that the operator violated 30 CFR Sec. 75.400's prohibition 
against accumulations of combustible materials, whether the violation 
was the result of the operator's unwarrantable failure to comply with 
the standard, and whether two shift foremen are personally liable under 
section 110(c) of the Mine Act for knowingly authorizing the 
violation).
    Any person attending oral argument or an open meeting who requires 
special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign 
language interpreters, must inform the Commission in advance of those 
needs. Subject to 29 CFR Sec. 2706.150(a)(3) and Sec. 2706.160(d).

Contact Person for More Info: Jean Ellen, (202) 653-5629 / (202) 708-
9300 for TDD Relay / 1-800-877-8339 for toll free.
Sandra G. Farrow,
Acting Chief Docket Clerk.
[FR Doc. 98-1627 Filed 1-20-98; 12:03 pm]
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