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HARLAN CUMBERLAND COAL COMPANY
February 28, 1995
KENT 94-408


           FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

                 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
                        2 SKYLINE, 10th FLOOR
                          5203 LEESBURG PIKE
                    FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA  22041


                          February 28, 1995

SECRETARY OF LABOR,             :   CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING
  MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH        :
  ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),        :   Docket No. KENT 94-408
               Petitioner       :   A. C. No. 15-07201-03631
          v.                    :
                                :   C-2 Mine
HARLAN CUMBERLAND COAL COMPANY  :
               Respondent       :

                  DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT

Before:  Judge Maurer

     This case is before me upon a petition for assessment
of civil penalty under section 105(d) of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the Act).  The parties have 
filed a joint motion to approve a settlement agreement and 
to dismiss the case.  A reduction in penalty from $534 to 
$426 is proposed.  The citations, initial assessments, and 
the proposed settlement amounts are as follows:

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                      INITIAL              PROPOSED
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CITATION NO.          ASSESSMENT           SETTLEMENT
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4040311               $  267               $   213
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4040312                  267                   213
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TOTAL                 $  534               $   426
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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, and it is ORDERED that respondent pay a penalty 
of $426 within 30 days of this order.

                             
                                 Roy J. Maurer
                                 Administrative Law Judge
               
Distribution:

MaryBeth Bernui, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, U. S.
Department of Labor, 2002 Richard Jones Road, Suite B-201, 
Nashville, TN 37215

H. Kent Hendrickson, Esq., Rice & Hendrickson, P. O. Box 980,
Harlan, KY 40831

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