FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
1331 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 520N
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004‑1710
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SECRETARY OF LABOR, :
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH :
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA) :
o/b/o ROBERT BAUMANN :
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v. : Docket No. CENT 2023-0251-DM
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MOSENECAMANUFACTURER, LLC :
d/b/a AMERICAN TRIPOLI :
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DIRECTION FOR REVIEW
Pursuant to Commission Procedural Rule 71, 29 C.F.R. § 2700.71, and section 113(d)(2)(B) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(2)(B), the undersigned Commissioners vote to grant sua sponte review of the Administrative Law Judge’s May 23, 2024 decision issued in the above-named case.
Review is directed on the grounds that the decision may be contrary to law. Specifically, we order review of whether the Judge’s decision is contrary to law regarding the meanings and applications of the “discrimination” and “interference” provisions in complaints brought pursuant to §105(c) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C. § 815(c), and whether the provisions are ambiguous and deserving of deference to the Secretary’s interpretation.
The parties shall file briefs in accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 2700.75(a).
/s/ Timothy J. Baker
Timothy J. Baker, Commissioner
/s/ Moshe Z. Marvit
Moshe Z. Marvit, Commissioner
Distribution List:
Russell Tidaback
Jordon Tidaback
American Tripoli
222 Oneida Street
Seneca, MO 64865
Russell.Tidaback@AmericanTripoli.com
RTidaback@deedyco.com
Laura O’Reilly, Esq.
U.S. Department of Labor
2300 Main Street, Suite 10100
Kansas City, MO 64108
oreilly.laura.m@dol.gov
Elaine M. Smith, Esq.
Quinlan B. Moll, Esq.
U.S. Department of Labor
2300 Main St., Suite 10100
Kansas City, MO 64108
smith.elaine.m@dol.gov
Moll.Quinlan.B@dol.gov
Robert Baumann
baumannr24@gmail.com
Susannah M. Maltz, Esq.
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Division
201 12th Street South, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22202-5452
maltz.susannah.m@dol.gov
Emily Toler Scott, Esq.
Counsel for Appellate Litigation
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Division
201 12th Street South, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22202-5452
scott.emily.t@dol.gov
April Nelson, Esq.
Associate Solicitor
Office of the Solicitor
U.S. Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Division
201 12th Street South, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22202-5452
Nelson.April@dol.gov
Melanie Garris
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Civil Penalty Compliance
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
201 12th Street South, Suite 401
Arlington, VA 222-2-5452
Garris.Melanie@dol.gov
Administrative Law Judge William B. Moran
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 520N
Washington, DC 20004-1710
wmoran@fmshrc.gov
Chief Administrative Law Judge Glynn F. Voisin
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 520N
Washington, DC 20004-1710
GVoisin@fmshrc.gov