[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 28962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10053]



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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

May 10, 2005.

Time and Date: 10 a.m., Thursday, May 19, 2005.

Place: The Richard V. Backley Hearing Room, 9th Floor, 601 New Jersey 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

Status: Open.

Matters to be Considered: The Commission will consider and act upon the 
following in open session: Secretary of Labor and United Mine Workers 
of America v. Maple Creek Mining, Inc., et al., Docket Nos. PENN 2002-
116, PENN 2003-54, PENN 2003-55, and PENN 2003-56. (Issues include 
whether substantial evidence supports the judge's determinations that: 
(1) The operator violated the requirement of 30 CFR 75.380(d)(1) to 
maintain in a safe condition each designated escapeway in an 
underground coal mine; (2) the violation was significant and 
substantial; (3) the violation was due to the operator's unwarrantable 
failure to comply with the standard; and (4) Maple Creek employees 
Steve Brown, Alvy Walker, and Greg Miller were liable for the violation 
under section 110(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 
1977.)
    The Commission heard oral argument in this matter on May 4, 2005.
    Any person attending this 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 2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d).

Contact Person for More Information: Jean Ellen (202) 434-9950 / (202) 
708-9300 for TDD Relay/1-800-877-8339 for toll free.

Jean H. Ellen,
Chief Docket Clerk.
[FR Doc. 05-10053 Filed 5-16-05; 4:07 pm]
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