FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SUNSHINE ACT NOTICE

BAC 6735-01

September 29, 2015

TIME AND DATE:                10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015

PLACE:                                  The Richard V. Backley Hearing Room, Room 511N, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (enter from  F Street entrance)

STATUS:                                Open

MATTERS TO BE

CONSIDERED:                     The Commission will hear oral argument in the matter Secretary of Labor v. Hopkins County Coal, LLC, Docket Nos. KENT 2009-820-R, et al. (Issues include whether the Administrative Law Judge erred in concluding that MSHA was authorized to gain access to certain personnel records as part of a discrimination investigation without obtaining a warrant.)

Any person attending this oral argument 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 C.F.R. § 2706.150(a)(3) and § 2706.160(d).

CONTACT PERSON

FOR MORE INFO:                Emogene Johnson (202) 434-9935 / (202) 708-9300 for TDD

                                                Relay / 1-800-877-8339 for toll free.

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                                                Sarah L. Stewart

                                                Deputy General Counsel