FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

1331 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., SUITE 520N

WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1710

SECRETARY OF LABOR,   MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH      ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),                                v. HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY, LLC

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Docket No. KENT 2015-643 A.C. No. 15-02709-386414

BEFORE:  Young, Nakamura, and Althen, Commissioners[1]

ORDER

BY THE COMMISSION:

            This matter arises under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C.  § 801 et seq. (2012) (“Mine Act”). On August 20, 2015, the Commission received from Highland Mining Company, LLC (“Highland”) a motion to reopen Docket No. KENT 2015-643. Highland thereafter requested to withdraw its motion to reopen in Docket No. KENT 2015-643.

            We hereby grant Highland’s motion to withdraw in Docket No. KENT 2015-643. Accordingly, this case is dismissed.

/s/ Michael G. Young

Michael G. Young, Commissioner

/s/ Patrick K. Nakamura

Patrick K. Nakamura, Commissioner

/s/ William I. Althen

William I. Althen, Commissioner

Distribution:

Jeffrey K. Phillips Esq.

Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

One Paragon Centre

2525 Harrodsburg Road, Suite 300

Lexington, KY 40504

W. Christian Schumann, Esq.

Office of the Solicitor

U.S. Department of Labor

201 12th St. South, Suite 500

Arlington, VA 22202-5450

Chief Administrative Law Judge Robert J. Lesnick

Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission

1331 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite 520N

Washington, DC 20004-1710

Melanie Garris

Office of Civil Penalty Compliance

Mine Safety and Health Administration

U.S. Department of Labor

201 12th St. South, Suite 500

Arlington, VA 22202-5450

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[1] This case has been delegated to a panel of three Commissioners pursuant to section 113(c) of the Mine Act for the limited purpose of assessing the merits of the motion to reopen. 30 U.S.C. § 823(c).