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)           

 

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POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY LLC,

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Docket No. WEVA 2023-0092

A.C. No. 46-08878-565698

 

 

 

 

DIRECTION FOR REVIEW AND ORDER

 

 

            The Petition for Discretionary Review filed by the Secretary of Labor on June 9, 2023 is GRANTED.

 

            Briefing on this matter is held in abeyance pending further order by the Commission.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mary Lu Jordan

Mary Lu Jordan, Chair

 

 

 

 

/s/ William I. Althen

William I. Althen, Commissioner

 

 

 

 

/s/ Timothy J. Baker

Timothy J. Baker, Commissioner

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:

 

Emily Toler Scott, Esq.

Counsel for Appellate Litigation

U.S. Department of Labor

Office of the Solicitor

Division of Mine Safety & Health

201 12th Street South, Suite 401

Arlington, VA 22202

scott.emily.t@dol.gov

 

Douglas W. Johnson, CLR

U.S. Department of Labor, MSHA

1293 Airport Road

Beaver, WV 25813

johnson.douglas@dol.gov

 

Jonathan R. Ellis, Esq.

STEPTOE & JOHNSON, PLLC

Chase Tower, Seventeenth Floor

P.O. Box 1588

Charleston, WV 25326

jonathan.ellis@steptoe-johnson.com

 

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

 

Administrative Law Judge Michael G. Young

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge

1331 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 520N

Washington, DC 20004

myoung@fmshrc.gov