Neither party filed a brief.
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Myers has not objected to the ALJ's decision to recommend dismissal of his STAA case. Accordingly, Myers' case is hereby DISMISSED.
SO ORDERED.
WAYNE C. BEYER
Chief Administrative Appeals Judge
OLIVER M. TRANSUE
Administrative Appeals Judge
[ENDNOTES]
1 49 U.S.C.A. § 31105 (West 2008), as amended by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, P.L. 110-53, 121 Stat. 266 (Aug. 3, 2007). Section 405 of the STAA provides protection from discrimination to employees who report violations of commercial motor vehicle safety rules or who refuse to operate a vehicle when such operation would violate those rules. The amended provisions are not at issue in this case and thus do not affect our decision.
2 29 C.F.R. Part 1978 (2007).
3 See 29 C.F.R. § 1978.105(a).
4 D. & O. at 2.
5 See 49 U.S.C.A. § 31105(b)(2)(C); 29 C.F.R. § 1978.109(c)(1).
6 Secretary's Order 1-2002, 67 Fed. Reg. 64,272 (Oct. 17, 2002); 29 C.F.R. § 1978.109(a).
7 29 C.F.R. § 1978.109(c)(3); BSP Trans, Inc. v. United States Dep't of Labor, 160 F.3d 38, 46 (1st Cir. 1998); Castle Coal & Oil Co., Inc. v. Reich, 55 F.3d 41, 44 (2d Cir. 1995).
8 5 U.S.C.A. § 557(b) (West 1996).
9 See Roadway Express, Inc. v. Dole, 929 F.2d 1060, 1066 (5th Cir. 1991).
10 See 29 C.F.R. § 1978.109(a).