FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

1331 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., SUITE 520N

WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1710

TELEPHONE: 202-434-9958 / FAX: 202-434-9949

April 14, 2014

SECRETARY OF LABOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH         ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),                               Petitioner                         v. WOLF RUN MINING CO.,                             Respondent

CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING             Docket No. WEVA 2008-1265             A.C. No. 46-04168-151760             Mine: Sentinel

DECISION ON REMAND APPROVING SETTLEMENT

ORDER TO MODIFY

ORDER TO PAY

Before:              Judge Barbour                                                          

            This case is before me upon a petition for assessment of a civil penalty filed under section 105(d) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 815(d).  The Solicitor has filed a motion to approve settlement.  A reduction in the penalty from $142,900.00 to $70,000.00 is proposed.  The Solicitor also requests that Order No. 6605922 be modified to remove the flagrant designation.

            I have considered the representations and documentation submitted in this case, and I conclude that the proffered settlement is appropriate under the criteria set forth in section 110(i) of the Act.

WHEREFORE, the motion for approval of settlement is GRANTED.

            It is ORDERED that Order No. 6605922 be MODIFIED to remove the flagrant designation.

            It is further ORDERED that the operator pay a penalty of $70,000.00 within thirty days of this order.[1]

/s/ David F. Barbour   

                                                                                                David F. Barbour

                                                                                                Administrative Law Judge                            

Distribution:

Linda M. Henry, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, US DOL, The Curtis Center, Suite 630E, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3306

R. Henry Moore, Esq., Jackson Kelly, PLLC, Three Gateway Center, Suite 1500, 401 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222       

/DM

---

^[1] Payment should be sent to: MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, PAYMENT OFFICE, P. O. BOX 790390, ST. LOUIS, MO 63179-0390