Temporary Suspension of In-Person Hearings

• Published date: 08 June 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 34729
• Record Number: 2020-12288
• Section: Notices
• Court: Federal Mine Safety And Health Review Commission

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 34729-34730]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-12288]
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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 July 10, 2020.
                DATES: Applicable: June 2, 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 June 2, 2020,
                suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge conferences, and
                mediations until July 10, 2020.
                 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 July 10, 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)
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                 Dated: June 2, 2020.
                Sarah L. Stewart,
                Deputy General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
                Commission.
                [FR Doc. 2020-12288 Filed 6-5-20; 8:45 am]
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