[1]On April 17, 1996, a Secretary's Order
was signed delegating jurisdiction to issue final agency decisions
under this statute to the newly created Administrative Review Board.
61 Fed. Reg. 19978 (May 3, 1996)(copy attached).
Secretary's Order 2-96 contains a comprehensive list of the
statutes, executive order, and regulations under which the Board now
issues final agency decisions. A copy of the final procedural
revisions to the regulations (61 Fed. Reg. 19982), implementing
this reorganization is also attached.
[2]Section 2902 of the Comprehensive
National Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-86, 106 Stat.
2776, amended the ERA for claims filed on or after the date of
enactment, October 24, 1992. See Section 2092(I) of Pub. L.
102-486. These complaints were filed in 1990 and therefore the 1992
amendments do not apply.
[3]Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 70.26(b),
submitters may designate specificinformation as confidential
commercial information to be handled as provided in the regulations.
When FOIA requests are received for such information, the Department
of Labor will notify the submitter promptly, 29 C.F.R. §
70.26(c); the submitter will given a reasonable amount of time to
state its objections to disclosure, 29 C.F.R. § 70.26(e); and
the submitter will be notified if a decision is made to disclose the
information, 29 C.F.R. § 70.26(f). If the information is
withheld and a suit is filed by the requester to compel disclosure,
the submitter will be notified, 29 C.F.R. § 70.26(h).