[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 21736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08489]


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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION


Temporary Suspension of In-Person Hearings

AGENCY: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the 
``Commission'') is suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge 
conferences, and mediations until August 31, 2021.

DATES: Applicable: April 20, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Stewart, Deputy General Counsel, 
Office of the General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission, at (202) 434-9935.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In view of the risks presented by the novel 
coronavirus COVID-19, the Commission's Office of the Chief 
Administrative Law Judge (``OCALJ'') is, effective April 20, 2021, 
suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge conferences, and 
mediations until August 31, 2021.
    At the discretion of the presiding administrative law judge and in 
coordination with the parties, hearings may proceed by videoconference 
or by telephone. Similarly, settlement judge conferences and mediations 
may be held by videoconference or by telephone. If the parties agree 
that an evidentiary hearing is not needed, cases may also be presented 
for a decision on the record.
    The parties will be notified if the hearing needs to be 
rescheduled. OCALJ will reassess the risks presented by in-person 
hearings prior to August 31, 2021, and issue a subsequent order 
informing the public as to whether the suspension of in-person hearings 
will continue.
    The presiding administrative law judge may be contacted with 
questions regarding this notice.

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 823.

    Dated: April 20, 2021.
Sarah L. Stewart,
Deputy General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-08489 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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