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DAY BRANCH COAL COMPANY, INC.
November 25, 1996
KENT 94-1077-R


           FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

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


                          November 25, 1996

DAY BRANCH COAL COMPANY, INC.   :    CONTEST PROCEEDINGS
and BOBBY JOE HENSLEY,          :
               Contestants      :  Docket Nos. KENT 94-1077-R
          v.                    :  Order No. 3822201; 7/8/94 
                                        :
SECRETARY OF LABOR,             :    Thru
  MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH        :
  ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),        :  Docket Nos. KENT 94-1190-R
               Respondent       :  Order No. 4489780; 7/8/94
                                :  (See the attached list)
                                :
                                :  Mine No. 9
                                :  Mine ID 15-16418

                        ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before:  Judge Maurer

     Respondent's renewed motion to dismiss the above-captioned
Notices of Contest is granted based on the assertions set forth
in the motion.

     More specifically, the contestants have failed to contest
the penalty proposals in these matters.  Proposals for
assessment of civil penalties regarding the citations/orders
contained in these cases were made to both contestants via two
groups of assessments on January 17, 1995, and September 17,
1995. To date, no contests of the proposed assessments have ever
been filed.

     Accordingly, pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 2700.27, the Secretary's
proposed penalty assessments are deemed to be a final order of the
Commission. That being so, it appears that the contest herein of 
the same citations/orders has been rendered moot.  These cases are
therefore DISMISSED.


                                Roy J. Maurer
                                Administrative Law Judge


Distribution:

Bobby Joe Hensley, President, Day Branch Coal Company, Inc.,
P. O. Box 204, Cawood, KY 40815 (Certified Mail)

Mark R. Malecki, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of
Labor, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA  22203 (Certified Mail)


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DOCKET NUMBER CIT/ORDER

KENT 94-1077-R3822201; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1078-R3822202; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1079-R3822203; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1080-R4471381; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1081-R4471382; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1082-R4471383; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1083-R4471384; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1084-R4471386; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1085-R4471388; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1086-R4471390; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1087-R4471391; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1088-R4471392; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1089-R4471393; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1090-R4471395; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1091-R4471396; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1092-R4471397; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1093-R4471398; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1094-R4471399; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1095-R4471402; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1096-R4471403; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1097-R4471404; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1098-R4471406; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1099-R4471407; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1100-R4471408; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1101-R4471409; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1102-R4471410; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1103-R4471411; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1104-R4471412; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1105-R4471413; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1106-R4471414; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1107-R4471415; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1108-R4471416; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1109-R4471417; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1110-R4471418; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1111-R4471419; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1112-R4471420; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1113-R4471421; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1114-R4471422; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1115-R4471423; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1116-R4471424; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1117-R4471425; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1118-R4471426; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1119-R4471427; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1120-R4471428; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1121-R4471429; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1122-R4471430; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1123-R4471432; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1124-R4471433; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1125-R4471435; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1126-R4471436; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1127-R4471437; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1128-R4471438; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1129-R4471439; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1130-R4471440; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1131-R4487695; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1132-R4487697; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1133-R4487698; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1134-R4487699; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1135-R4487700; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1136-R4489777; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1137-R4489778; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1138-R4489721; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1139-R4489722; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1140-R4489723; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1141-R4489724; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1142-R4489725; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1143-R4489726; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1144-R4489727; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1146-R4489729; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1145-R4489728; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1147-R4489730; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1148-R4489731; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1149-R4489732; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1150-R4489733; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1151-R4489734; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1152-R4489735; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1153-R4489736; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1154-R4489737; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1155-R4489739; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1156-R4489740; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1157-R4489741; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1158-R4489742; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1159-R4489743; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1160-R4489744; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1161-R4489745; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1162-R4489746; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1163-R4489747; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1164-R4489749; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1165-R4489750; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1166-R4489752; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1167-R4489753; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1168-R4489754; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1169-R4489755; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1170-R4489756; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1171-R4489757; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1172-R4489758; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1173-R4489759; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1174-R4489761; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1175-R4489762; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1176-R4489763; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1177-R4489764; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1178-R4489765; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1179-R4489766; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1180-R4489767; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1181-R4489768; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1182-R4489769; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1183-R4489770; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1184-R4489771; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1185-R4489773; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1186-R4489774; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1187-R4489775; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1188-R4489776; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1189-R4489779; 7/8/94
KENT 94-1190-R4489780; 7/8/94