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OPA News Release: [03/20/2002]
Contact Name: Sue
Hensley
Labor Secretary Chao Appoints Benefits Review Board Member
Gabauer To Aid In Handling Black Lung,
Longshore-Harbor Claims
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced the
appointment of Peter A. Gabauer, Jr. to the five-member Benefits Review
Board.
“Peter’s knowledge of the Black Lung Program and the Benefits
Review Board will help expedite and ensure that workers are treated
fairly,” said Chao.
Previously, Gabauer was deputy general counsel at the National Mining
Association where his area of involvement included the Black Lung Benefits Act,
among other areas.
Gabauer was also a law clerk and attorney-advisor in the Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Legislation at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
previous to working as an environmental specialist in the Environmental Affairs
Division at Commerce.
Gabauer also worked as a legislative assistant for Rep. Hastings Keith,
then ranking member of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee’s
Subcommittee on Communications and Power.
Gabauer is a graduate of Syracuse University and Syracuse
University’s College of Law.
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