[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50825-50826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18028]


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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 suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge 
conferences, and mediations until January 1, 2021.

DATES: Applicable: August 13, 2020.

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: In view of the risks presented by the novel 
coronavirus COVID-19, the Commission's Office of the Chief 
Administrative Law Judge (``OCALJ'') is, effective August 13, 2020, 
suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge conferences, and 
mediations until January 1, 2021.
    At the discretion of the presiding administrative law judge and in 
coordination with the parties, hearings may proceed by videoconference 
or by telephone. Similarly, settlement judge conferences and mediations 
may be held by videoconference or by telephone. If the parties agree 
that an 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 January 1, 2021, 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.


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    Dated: August 13, 2020.
Sarah L. Stewart,
Deputy General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-18028 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
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