[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1945]
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
29 CFR Part 2704
Implementation of Equal Access to Justice Act in Commission
Proceedings
AGENCY: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
previously published, on December 19, 1996 (61 FR 66961), proposed
revisions to its rules providing for the award of attorneys' fees and
other expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. 504. The
period for comments to the proposed rules was set to end on January 21,
1997. A request was made that the comment period be extended and the
Commission has agreed to do so.
DATES: Comments should be received by February 3, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Richard L. Baker, Executive
Director, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 1730 K
Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006. For the convenience of
persons who will be reviewing the comments, it is requested that
commenters provide an original and three copies of their comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman M. Gleichman, General Counsel,
Office of the General Counsel, 1730 K Street, NW, 6th Floor,
Washington, DC 20006, telephone: 202-653-5610 (202-566-2673 for TDD
Relay). These are not toll-free numbers.
Issued this 22nd day of January, 1997 at Washington, D.C.
Mary Lu Jordan,
Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-1945 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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