DATE:  November 1, 1994
CASE NO.:  89-ERA-27
                         
IN THE MATTER OF            
                             
JAMES C. JONES,                    
          COMPLAINANT,      
  
     V.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY,          
          RESPONDENT.


                 RECOMMENDED ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT
                       AND DISMISSING PROCEEDING

     By Order of June 3, 1994, the Secretary rejected the parties'
conciliation agreement dated November 8, 1989 because of the
confidentiality provision in the agreement.  The case was remanded
for a hearing.  The parties subsequently modified the conciliation
agreement by deleting the confidentiality provision in question.

     The conciliation agreement, as modified, appears fair,
reasonable and adequate.  Accordingly,

     IT IS ORDERED that the conciliation agreement as modified on
remand be, and it is, approved.

     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the complaint herein be, and it is,
dismissed with prejudice.






                                                               

                                   THEODOR P. VON BRAND
                                   Administrative Law Judge

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NOTICE:  This Recommended Order and the administrative file in this
matter will be forwarded for review by the Secretary of Labor to
the Office of Administrative Appeals, U.S. Department of Labor,
Room S-4309, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC  20210.  The Office of Administrative Appeals has
the responsibility to advise and assist the Secretary in the
preparation and issuance of the final decisions in employee
protection cases adjudicated under the regulations at 29 C.F.R.
Parts 24 and 1978.  See 55 Fed. Reg. 13250 (1990).