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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission ensures compliance with occupational safety and health standards in the Nation's surface and underground coal, metal, and nonmetal mines.
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent, adjudicative agency established by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as amended. It provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising from enforcement actions taken by the Department of Labor.
The Commission consists of five members who are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and who serve staggered 6-year terms. The Chairman is appointed from among the Commissioners by the President.
The Commission and its Office of Administrative Law Judges are charged with deciding cases brought before it by the Mine Safety and
Health Administration, mine operators, and miners or their representatives. These cases generally involve review of the Administration's enforcement actions, including citations, mine-closure orders, and proposals for civil penalties issued for violations of the act or the mandatory safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor. The Commission also has jurisdiction over discrimination complaints filed by miners or their representatives in connection with their safety and health, complaints for compensation filed on behalf of miners idled as a result of mine closure orders issued by the Administration, and disputes over mine emergency response plans.
- Agency URL:
- http://www.fmshrc.gov/
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Sending Case Issuances Through Electronic Mail
On a temporary basis, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will be sending most issuances through electronic mail and will not be monitoring incoming physical mail or facsimile transmissions.
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Temporary Suspension of In-Person Hearings
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the ``Commission'') is suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge conferences, and mediations until May 31, 2021.
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Procedural Rules
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the ``Commission'') is an independent adjudicatory agency that provides trials and appellate review of cases arising under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the ``Mine Act''). Trials are held before the Commission's Administrative Law Judges, and appellate review is provided by...
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Sending Case Issuances through Electronic Mail
On a temporary basis, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will be sending its issuances through electronic mail and will not be monitoring incoming physical mail or facsimile transmissions.
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Temporary Suspension of In-Person Hearings
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the ``Commission'') is suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge conferences, and mediations until January 1, 2021.