06-9144. Sunshine Act Meeting

November 1, 2006.

Time and Date:

2 p.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2006.

Place:

U.S. Department of Labor Main Auditorium, Francis Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

Status:

Open.

Matters to Be Considered:

The Commission will hear oral argument in the matter Secretary of Labor v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc., Docket No. SE 2005-51. (Issues include whether substantial evidence, including inferences drawn from the record, supports the conclusion of the Administrative Law Judge that the operator violated 30 CFR 75.1725(c) when a miner allegedly performed maintenance work on a conveyor belt without cutting off the power and blocking the belt against motion; whether the judge correctly concluded that the violation was significant and substantial; and whether the judge properly assessed the penalty against the operator.)

Any person attending this oral argument who requires special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign language interpreters, must inform the Commission in advance of those needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) and 2706.160(d).

Contact Person for More Info:

Jean Ellen [phone]/[phone] for TDD Relay/1-800-877-8339 for toll free.

Jean H. Ellen,

Chief Docket Clerk.