SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. U.S. STEEL MINING COMPANY, INC. |
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CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING Docket No. SE 2002-126 Concord Mine |
DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT
Before: | Judge Melick |
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 case was remanded by the Commission on May 16, 2005, for further proceedings. Petitioner has now filed a motion to approve a settlement agreement and to dismiss the case. A reduction in penalty to $25.00, is proposed. I have considered the representations and documentation submitted in this case, and I conclude that the proffered settlement is acceptable 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 $25.00, within 40 days of this order.
Gary Melick
Administrative Law Judge
Distribution: (First Class Mail)
Anthony Jeselnik, Esq., U.S. Steel Tower, Fifteenth Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
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