[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06113]


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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION


Temporary Suspension of In-Person Hearings

AGENCY: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the 
``Commission'') is temporarily suspending all in-person hearings, and 
settlement judge conferences and mediations.

DATES: Applicable: March 18, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Stewart, Deputy General Counsel, 
Office of the General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission, at (202) 434-9935.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to guidance issued by the Office of 
Management and Budget (M-20-16) and in view of the risks presented by 
the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Commission's Office of the Chief 
Administrative Law Judges (``OCALJ'') is, effective March 18, 2019, 
suspending all in-person hearings, and settlement judge conferences and 
mediations until Friday, April 30, 2020.
    With the consent of the parties and in coordination with the 
presiding administrative law judge, hearings may continue by telephone 
or other means. Similarly, settlement judge conferences and mediations 
may be held by telephone or by other means. If the parties agree that 
an in-person evidentiary hearing is not needed, cases may also be 
presented for a decision on the record.
    The parties will be notified if the hearing needs to be 
rescheduled. OCALJ will reassess the risks presented by in-person 
hearings prior to April 30, 2020, and issue a subsequent order 
informing the public as to whether the suspension of in-person hearings 
will continue.
    The presiding administrative law judge may be contacted with 
questions regarding this notice.

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 823.

    Dated: March 18, 2020.
Sarah L. Stewart,
Deputy General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-06113 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]
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