Upon receipt of timely payment, the captioned contest and civil penalty
proceedings ARE DISMISSED. FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
601 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, NW, SUITE 9500
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
March 31, 2011
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BIG RIVER MINING, LLC Contestant v. SECRETARY OF LABOR, MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), Respondent SECRETARY OF LABOR, MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), Petitioner, v. BIG RIVER MINING, LLC., Respondent |
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CONTEST PROCEEDING Docket No. WEVA 2008-1627-R Order No. 6606120; 07/09/2008 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1408-R Citation No. 8014667; 04/13/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1409-R Citation No. 8014669; 04/15/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1410-R Citation No. 8014670; 04/16/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1417-R Citation No. 8016683; 04/29/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1418-R Citation No. 8016684; 04/29/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1867-R Citation No. 8019935; 07/22/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1868-R Citation No. 6606537; 07/22/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1869-R Citation No. 8019938; 07/22/2009 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1870-R Citation No. 8019939; 07/22/2009 Broad Run Mine ID 46-09136 CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING Docket No. WEVA 2009-652 A.C. No. 46-09136-170809-01 Docket No. WEVA 2009-892 A.C. No. 46-09136-176268 Docket No. WEVA 2009-893 A.C. No. 46-09136-176268 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1105 A.C. No. 46-09136-178779-02 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1301 A.C. No. 46-09136-181460 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1302 A.C. No. 46-09136-181460 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1604 A.C. No. 46-09136-187355 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1669 A.C. No. 46-09136-184534 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1742 A.C. No. 46-09136-190394 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1989 A.C. No. 46-09136-196188 Docket No. WEVA 2009-1990 A.C. No. 46-09136-196188 Docket No. WEVA 2010-191 A.C. No. 46-09136-199569-01 Docket No. WEVA 2010-192 A.C. No. 46-09136-199569-02 Docket No. WEVA 2010-355 A.C. No. 46-09136-202456 Docket No. WEVA 2010-473 A.C. No. 46-09136-205265 Docket No. WEVA 2010-558 A.C. No. 46-09136-207865-01 Docket No. WEVA 2010-559 A.C. No. 46-09136-207865 Docket No. WEVA 2010-677 A.C. No. 46-09136-210733 Mine: Broad Run |
DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT
Before: Judge Feldman
These captioned proceedings are before me based upon a petition for assessment of civil penalty filed pursuant to section 105(d) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the Act). The Secretary has filed a motion to approve a comprehensive settlement agreement and to dismiss the 32 above captioned dockets. A reduction in total civil penalty from $1,341,410.00 to $979,230.00 is proposed.
The specific settlement terms are as noted in the comprehensive settlement agreement appended to the electronic version of this decision approving settlement, and posted online at the Commission’s website: http://www.fmshrc.gov. The above captioned contest dockets have been resolved by the terms of the comprehensive settlement agreement. The proposed and agreed upon civil penalties for each docket are as follows:
Docket No. |
Originally Assessed Penalty |
Proposed Settlement |
WEVA 2009-1 |
$57,333.00 |
$45,263.00 |
WEVA 2009-358 |
$119,411.00 |
$85,831.00 |
WEVA 2009-376 |
$40,250.00 |
$34,723.00 |
WEVA 2009-377 |
$1,156.00 |
$1,156.00 |
WEVA 2009-652 |
$16,961.00 |
$16,961.00 |
WEVA 2009-892 |
$4,000.00 |
$4,000.00 |
WEVA 2009-893 |
$18,682.00 |
$18,682.00 |
WEVA 2009-1105 |
$38,759.00 |
$38,759.00 |
WEVA 2009-1301 |
$27,333.00 |
$27,333.00 |
WEVA 2009-1302 |
$65,699.00 |
$65,699.00 |
WEVA 2009-1604 |
$10,402.00 |
$10,402.00 |
WEVA 2009-1669 |
$12,718.00 |
$12,718.00 |
WEVA 2009-1742 |
$2,824.00 |
$2,824.00 |
WEVA 2009-1989 |
$50,694.00 |
$25,478.00 |
WEVA 2009-1990 |
$92,570.00 |
$74,115.00 |
WEVA 2010-191 |
$101,522.00 |
$78,538.00 |
WEVA 2010-192 |
$140,651.00 |
$95,820.00 |
WEVA 2010-355 |
$17,926.00 |
$17,926.00 |
WEVA 2010-473 |
$94,291.00 |
$67,978.00 |
WEVA 2010-558 |
$263,643.00 |
$135,675.00 |
WEVA 2010-559 |
$146,573.00 |
$101,337.00 |
WEVA 2010-677 |
$18,012.00 |
$18,012.00 |
TOTAL |
$1,341,410.00 |
$979,230.00 |
I have considered the representations and documentation submitted in these matters and I conclude that the proffered settlement is appropriate under the criteria set forth in Section 110(i) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. § 820(i). WHEREFORE, the motion for approval of settlement IS GRANTED, and pursuant to the parties’ agreement, Big River Mining, LLC IS ORDERED to pay the $979,230.00 civil penalty within 30 days of this order in satisfaction of the 32 dockets at issue.
Upon receipt of timely payment, the captioned contest and civil penalty
proceedings ARE DISMISSED.
Jerold Feldman
Administrative Law Judge
Distribution:
David M. Jaklevic, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor,
170 S. Independence Mall West, The Curtis Center, Suite 630 East, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3306
Curtis Capehart, Esq., Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, P.O. Box 11887, 900 Lee Street, #600,
Charleston, WV 25399
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