DATE: March 15, 1989
CASE NO. 87-ERA-28

IN THE MATTER OF

STEVEN L. BOHAN,
    COMPLAINANT,

    v.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY,
    RESPONDENT.

BEFORE: THE SECRETARY OF LABOR

   Pursuant to the June 23, 1988, Recommended Decision and Order of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Theodor P. von Brand and his subsequent Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration and Motion to Vacate Due to Settlement of August 11, 1988, this matter is before me for review under the Section 210 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, (ERA), 42 U.S.C. § 5851 (1982), and the regulations issued thereunder at 29 C.F.R. Part 24 (1988).

   Subsequent to my receipt of the ALJ's rulings and the record in the case, the parties submitted a signed copy of a settlement agreement encompassing all of the issues raised by this matter. In addition, the parties jointly submitted a proposed order of dismissal. However, the settlement agreement, while it contains signatures from counsel for both parties to the litigation, does not contain a signature or any other indication approving its terms from Complainant Bohan.

   Therefore, if the parties desire to resolve this matter by mutual agreement, they should submit, within 30 days from receipt of this order, documentation which indicates approval of the settlement terms by the Complainant. If all parties, including Complainant individually, have not signed the settlement agreement itself, the parties shall submit a certification or stipulation signed by all parties to the agreement, including Complainant individually, attesting to the veracity of the contents of the agreement.

   SO ORDERED.

      ELIZABETH DOLE
      Secretary of Labor

Washington, D.C.