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							<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">SECRETARY OF LABOR,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span></p>
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							<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">JRA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span></p>
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									</span>Respondent.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>
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							<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> OSHRC Docket No.:<span>
									</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">22-0048</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">For Complainant: </span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Timothy S. Williams</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Esq.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Karen<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Bobela</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, Esq.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the<span>
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					</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Solicitor,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">1244 Speer Blvd.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">#515, Denver, CO 80204</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Jose Rodriquez, JRA Construction Corporation,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">338 Spruce St., Bennett, CO 80102</span></p>
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					</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">First<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Judge Patrick B. Augustine</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, U.S. Administrative Law Judge<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; ">ORDER GRANTING COMPLAINANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) pursuant to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">§</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">et seq.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(Act)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">due to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">untimely<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">filing of a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Notice of Contest<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(NOC) by Respondent with the Commission</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Jurisdiction over this action is conferred upon the Commission by Respondent filing a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Slingluff</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>v. OSHRC,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">425 F.3d 861 (10th Cir. 2005).</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>On March 7, 2022, the Court issued an<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order to Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">which advised<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Parties, that either party could request a hearing on this matter within<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">fourteen(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">14) days of the<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order to Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">also stated that failure to request a hearing would be deemed a waiver of a hearing</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and the Court would proceed to issue its Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(Decision and Order) based on the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">filings contained in the record. Neither party requested a hearing on the late NOC issue</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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						</span>conducted an inspection of Respondent’s worksite located at<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">22721 Narrowleaf, Auro</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">r</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a, CO</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">on<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">May<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">8, 2021.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">As a result of the inspection</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHA issued<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">one</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Repeat-S</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">erious”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">c</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">itation</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">to Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(Citation.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> The Citation proposed Respondent pay a penalty in the amount of $</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">22,527</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.00 for the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Repeat-S</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">erious citation (Citation 1, Item 1)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>OSHA mailed the Citation to Respondent via United States Postal Service (USPS)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>certified mail</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, to Res</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">pondent’s office at 338 Spruce, Bennett, CO 80102</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. Based on the certified mail return receipt provided by USPS, the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">C</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">itation w</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">as</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>received by</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and signed for by</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">at 11:19 am on June<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">2021</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>by Maria Velasquez.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref1" href="#ftn1">1</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Citation informed Respondent of its right to contest the citation</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref2" href="#ftn2">2</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and stated, in part:</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1; text-align:justify; margin-left:48px; margin-right:72px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Unless you inform the area director in writing that you intend to contest the citation(s) and/or proposed penalty(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ies</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">) within 15 working days after receipt, the citation(s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and the proposed penalty(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ies</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">) will become a final order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and may not be reviewed by any court or agency.</span></p>
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						</span>Citation and Notification of Penalty</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">p.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>2.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">was entitled to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">fifteen</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">15</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>working days to contest the Citation.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>was due by<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">July<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">9, 2021</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent failed to file its NOC by that date.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent filed its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">NOC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">contesting the Citations and associated penalties on<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">December 12, 2021</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>by sending<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a written NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, certified<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">United States<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Commission</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref3" href="#ftn3">3</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Thus</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, u</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">sing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">December 12, 2021</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>as the operating date on which the timeframe runs</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the NOC was<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">over five months<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">late.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">h</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">e</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">late NOC filed with the Commission<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">provided no reason for its delay</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">It also appears to acknowledge its responsibility for the Citation</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">takes issue only with the issue the Citation was issued as Repeat citation.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">he record indicates no informal conference was held due to the NOC being untimely filed.</span><span><span></span>
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						</span>become a final order of the Commission</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">By filing a late NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has, in effect, requested relief from the operation of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">§</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>10(c) of the Act</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60(b) states that “[o]n motion and just terms, the court may relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. . . .</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">” Fed.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">P. 60(b</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60(b)).<span>
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						</span>lists the reasons that would provide a sufficient basis for granting the relief requested.<span>
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						</span>filed his<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">to Relief Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(Motion)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">C</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">itation and the proposed penalties because Respondent failed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">: (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">i</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to file a timely NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">; (ii)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">demonstrate “excusable neglect” pursuant to<span>
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						</span>60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(1)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">; and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(iii)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">R</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">espondent received actual notice of the Citation and failed to comply with the instructions—typed in bold-face and underlined print—indicating the deadline for filing a NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Upon receiving a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">C</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">itation, an employer has<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">fifteen (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">15</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>working days within which it must file a NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>§</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>10(a) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 659(a)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">If the employer does not file a NOC within the specified<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">time period</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, “the citation and the assessment, as proposed, shall be deemed a final order of the Commission and not subject to review by any court or agency.” </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Id</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. An uncontested citation is generally unreviewable</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See Culver v. U.S.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 248 Fed. Appx. 403 (3rd Cir. 2007).</span></p>
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						</span>10(a) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 659(a), does not preclude the Commission from hearing an employer’s challenge to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">c</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">itations even when a timely notice of contest has not been filed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The first is where the Secretary has employed deceptive practices or fails to comply with required procedures.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See Secretary of Labor v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>13<span>
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						</span>(No. 86-1266, 1989).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">There is nothing in the administrative record to suggest this<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">situation is present in this case.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span></p>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; page-break-before:page; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The second situation is where the employer requests relief under<span>
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						</span>60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Commission has held an employer may move under<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">60(b) for permission to file a late<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Branciforte</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Builders</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 9 BNA OSHC 2113 (No. 80-1920, 1981)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The burden is on the employer to show sufficient basis for relief under the rule.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Id</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See also Craig Mech. Inc.,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">16 BNA OSHC 1763, 1764 (No. 92-0372s,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1994)(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent bears burden to establish basis for relief,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">aff’d per<span>
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						</span>553 F.3d 633 (5th Cir. 1995)(unpublished)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">A late filing may be excused under Rule 60(b)(1) if the final order was entered because of “mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">George Harms Constr. Co., Inc. v. Chao,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">371 F.3d 156, 163 (3rd Cir. 2004</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission “has jurisdiction to entertain a late notice of contest under” the excusable neglect standard of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60(b)(1));</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref4" href="#ftn4">4</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Branciforte</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Builders, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 9 BNA OSHC 2113, 2117 (No. 80-1920, 1981)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">A late filing also may be excused under Rule 60(b)(3)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref5" href="#ftn5">5</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">if the late filing was caused by the Secretary’s “</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">fr</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">aud (whether previously called intrinsic or extri</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">nsic), misrepresentation, or misconduct by an opposing party.”</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Branciforte</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Builders, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 9 BNA OSHC 2113, 2117 (No. 80-1920, 1981);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">B.J. Hughes, Inc</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">., 7 BNA OSHC 1471, 1476-77 (No. 76-2165, 1979)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See also Atlantic Marine, Inc. v. OSHRC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 524 F.2d 476, 478 (5</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">th</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Cir. 1975) (per<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">curiam</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent offers no argument<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Complainant engaged in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">fraud or misrepresentation</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent does argue that<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for four months it waited for OSHA to get back to it<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">because of a question as to the corporate entity status of Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Therefore, it alleges misconduct by Complainant</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">However, Respondent does not offer<span>
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						</span>it did not file a timely NOC while it was waiting<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for OSHA to get back to it</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent is not relieved from filing a timely NOC because it had questions as to the Citation<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">it wanted answered from OSHA</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">To protect its<span>
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						</span>it should have filed a timely NOC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and then pursued its request for clarification<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">from OSHA<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">before the Court</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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						</span>Builders</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 9 BNA OSHC at 2116-17</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">A party seeking relief under Rule 60(b)(6) “must show ‘extraordinary circumstances’ suggesting that the party is faultless in the delay.” Where a party is partly to blame for the delayed filing, relief from the final order must be sought under Rule 60(b)(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">) and the party’s neglect must be excusable</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See Pioneer Invest. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">P’ship</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 507 U.S. 380, 393 (1993) (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">In this case, Respondent d</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">id not contend<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">or present any evidence<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">in its NOC which would justify<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">relief under Rule 60(b)(6)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_FootnoteText style_FootnoteText " style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">In determining whether<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Respondent’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">late</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">filed NOC was due to “excusable neglect,” the Commission follows the Supreme Court’s test in<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer Inv. Serv.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Co.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">v. Brunswick Assoc.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Ltd. Partnership</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 507 U.S. 380</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">381</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(1993)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">Under<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, the Court must consider “the danger of prejudice to the [opposing party], the length of the delay and its potential impact on judicial proceedings, the reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the movant, and whether the movant acted in good faith.” </span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 507 U.S. at 395.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">See Evergreen<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Envtl</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Serv</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, 26 BNA OSHC 1982, 1984 (No. 16-1295, 2017).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">In<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; ">, “excusable neglect” is defined as an equitable determination of all relevant circumstances surrounding the party’s omission, and the prejudice these circumstances presented to the opposing party.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><a name="ftnref7" href="#ftn7">7</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Supreme Court stated that “inadvertence, ignorance of the rules, or mistakes construing the rules do not usually constitute ‘excusable’ neglect.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 507 U.S. at 392.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref8" href="#ftn8">8</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> The Court found “excusable neglect” to be, in part, an “elastic concept” not restricted to “omissions caused by circumstances beyond the control of the movant.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> Regarding relief sought pursuant to Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, the Court stated that “’excusable neglect’ is understood to encompass situations in which the failure to comply with a filing deadline is attributable to negligence.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Id.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">In<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">NW Conduit,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Commission quoted<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, noting that the “reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the movant,” is a “key factor” and, in appropriate circumstances, the dispositive factor</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">NW Conduit Corp.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 18 BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">at</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1950</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See also</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">A.W. Ross, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 19 BNA OSHC 1147, 1148 (No. 9-0945, 2000);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">CalHar</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr., Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 18 BNA OSHC 2151, 2153 (No. 98-0367, 2000);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">NYNEX</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 18 OSHC 1944, 1947 (No. 95-1671, 1999) (finding because employer failed to present evidence on the reason for delay, it did not establish excusable neglect)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See also</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Hospital Del Maestro v. NLRB,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>263 F.3d 173, 174-75 (1st Cir. 2001) (“excuse given for the late filing must have the greatest import”)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Therefore, l</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ong-settled Commission precedent</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref9" href="#ftn9">9</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>focuses on the third factor in the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">equitable analysis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">CalHar</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr., Inc.,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>18 BNA OSHC 2151, 2153-54 (No. 98-0367, 2000)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">In appropriate circumstances, the Commission finds this to be the dispositive factor. Commission decisions state that “[e]</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">mployers</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>must maintain orderly procedures for handling important<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">documents,” and when the lack of such procedures results in the untimely filing of a notice of contest, Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(6)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>relief is not warranted.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">A.W. Ross, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 19 BNA OSHC 1147, 1148-49 (No. 99-0945, 2000) (relief under Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(6)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>denied where the employer’s president failed to carefully read and act upon information contained in the citation);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">CalHar</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr.,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">18 BNA OSHC at 2153-54 (relief denied where administrative employees assigned to process the citation did not exercise diligence in timely filing a written contest).<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">It well settled the Commission requires an employer to exercise due diligence before it will find excusable neglect.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Keefe Earth Boring Company, Inc</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">., 14 BNA OSHC 2187, 2192 (No. 88-2521, 1991);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Craig Mechanical</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 16 BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">at</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1763. The Commission has consistently held “[e]</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">mployers</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>must maintain orderly procedures for handling important documents,” and that when the lack of such procedures results in the untimely filing of a notice of contest, relief under Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(6)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>is not warranted.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Villa Marina Yacht Harbor, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 19 BNS OSHC 2185, 2187 (No. 01-0830, 2003) (company messenger mishandled mail);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">A.W. Ross, Inc</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">., 19 BNA OSHC 1147, 1149 (No. 99-0945, 2000) (employer's president failed to carefully read and act upon information contained in citation);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Montgomery Security Doors & Ornamental Iron, Inc.,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>18 BNA OSHC 2145, 2148 (No. 97-1906, 2000) (record showed a breakdown of business procedures such that relief was not warranted even assuming employee sabotage);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Louisiana-Pacific Corp</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">., 13 BNA OSHC 2020, 2021 (No. 86-1266, 1989) (notice of contest was overlooked due to personnel change in operations manager position).<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline ;">Analysis<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent seeks relief from the operation of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">§<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">10(a) of the Act, which states:<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1; text-align:justify; margin-left:72px; margin-right:78px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">If, within fifteen working days from the receipt of the notice issued by the Secretary the employer fails to notify the Secretary that he intends to contest the citation or proposed assessment of penalty . . . the citation and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the assessment, as proposed, shall be deemed a final order of the Commission and not subject to review by any court or agency</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:1.5; text-align:justify; margin-left:78px; text-indent:-.159cm; margin-right:78px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 U.S.C. § 659(a).</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">While there is no evidence Respondent’s late contest filing was prejudicial to the Secretary or negatively impacted the Commission proceedings, the reason for the delayed filing was within Respondent’s reasonable control</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">CalHar</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr.,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">18 BNA OSHC at 2153 n.5. Respondent’s delay in filing the notice of contest was a result of Respondent’s lack of diligence in failing to carefully read and act upon the information contained in the citation regarding filing a timely contest. This factor is dispositive</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">There is no justification for granting Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>relief under any subsection</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Because the Respondent failed to respond to the Motion,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and in the hope Respondent would provide additional information as to the reasons why its NOC was late and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">provide information of its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">business process it had in place to process incoming mail,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Court issued</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>on July 30, 2021,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>an<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, directing Respondent to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">show cause within fourteen (14) days</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">why the Court should not issue judgment against Respondent, affirming the proposed violations in this case for: (1) failure to timely file a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Notice of Contest</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>pursuant to Commission Rule 33(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 29 C.F.R.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">§ 2200.33(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">;<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(2) for failure to respond to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Complainant’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Motion.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">To</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">-</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">date, Respondent has failed to file a response to the Court’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>In addition, the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>has not been returned to the Court by the U. S. Postal Service as undeliverable.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order to Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">was<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">sent to the address provided Respondent in its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">late NOC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and also</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>emailed to Respondent at the email provided<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">in the late NOC.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Under Commission Rule 6, it is Respondent’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">duty to advise the Court of any change of address</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See 29 C.F.R</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.§ 2200.6.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref10" href="#ftn10">10</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent has not filed a change of address with the Court</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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				<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; line-height:2; text-align:justify; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent was provided an opportunity to provide the Court needed information by responding to the<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Order to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. Respondent failed<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">to take advantage of this opportunity<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">to provide the Court with any information which could assist the Court in determining<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">whether<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent’s late NOC could be accepted under Rule 60</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHA, as well as this Court,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ha</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ve</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>conveyed due notice to Respondent of its procedural rights and provided ample warning that its failure to comply with Court orders may result in the dismissal of its</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>NOC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has failed to take advantage of the opportunity to advise the Court that it has not abandoned its case before the Commission. Every indication before the Court is that Respondent has walked away from its contest</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Under these circumstances, the Court sees no worthwhile purpose in allowing this case to proceed<span>
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						</span>its late NOC under<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">any provision of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. There is<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">no basis to believe Respondent will fulfill its pre-trial obligations or<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">actually appear</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>at the trial</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>should the Court find Respondent is entitled to relief under Rule 60</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">11 See Twin Pines Constr. Inc./</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Teles</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 24 BNA OSHC 1500, 1504 (No. 12-1328, 2012) (No worthwhile purpose in proceeding to a hearing where a party has abandoned the case)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court finds that Respondent relinquished its case with the intent to abandon. 1 C.J.S. Abandonment § 13 (2013).</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See Burrows Paper Corp.,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">23 BNA OSHC 1131 (No. 09-1559, 2010);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Louisiana-Pacific Corp.,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">13 BNA OSHC 2020, 2021 (No., 86-1266, 1989). Here, Respondent has provided no excusable basis for its failure to file a timely NOC before its due date.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">he Court finds<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">failed to file a timely NOC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and no relief under</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">any provision of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">is justified.</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">M</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">otion is GRANTED</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent’s NOC is dismissed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>with prejudice</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">as untimely filed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">he citation</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and penalt</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ies</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>AFFIRMED</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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					</span>Citation 1, Item 1 is AFFIRMED as a<span>
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					</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">The Secretary of Labor has prescribed requirements for an employer to timely make a notice of contest</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">The employer contest must be made in writing</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">29 C.F.R. § 1903.17(a)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">See Sec’y of Labor v.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">Barretto</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Granite Corp</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">., 830 F.2d 396, 398 (1</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">st</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Cir. 1987) (per<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">curiam</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">).</span></p>
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					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">late NOC sent to the Commission came from the same address to which the Citation was sent by OSHA and to which all Orders and Notices of the Court were sent.</span><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">But see Chao v. Russell P. Le<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Frois</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Builder Inc.,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">291 F.3d 219 (2d Cir. 2002) (concluding Commission may not exercise jurisdiction based on Rule 60(b)(1)).</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60(b)(3) provides that relief from a final order may be granted where there is fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct by an opposing party</span></p>
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					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60 also has provisions for relief</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>under Rule 60(b)(2) which allows for relief<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">when newly discovered evidence that</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>with reasonable diligence</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under Rule 59(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Rule 60(b)(4)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">also provides relief when a judgment is void</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Finally, Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(5) also provides relief when the judgment has been satisfied,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">released,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>or discharged</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Nothing in the factual record of the case indicates any of these provisions are implicated since a trial has not been held</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to invoke the “newly discovered” provisions</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Likewise, there is nothing to indicate the judgment is void</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Finally, Respondent’s late NOC clearly states the judgment has not been satisfied</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">released,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>or discharged</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">This definition has been applied to other federal procedural rules, including proceedings by the Commission</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">NW Conduit Corp.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 18 BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">at</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1950.</span></p>
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					</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">Commission precedent states that ignorance of procedural rules does not constitute “excusable neglect” and that mere carelessness or negligence, even by a lay person, in failing to timely file a notice of contest does not justify relief under Rule 60(b)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">(6)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">Acrom</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr. Serv. Inc.</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">, 15 BNA OSHC 1123, 1126 (No. 88-2291, 1991);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; font-style:italic; ">Keefe Earth Boring Co</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt; ">., 14 BNA OSHC 2187, 2192 (No. 88-2521, 1991).</span></p>
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					<span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Tenth Circuit, which is where this case arose, has not decided a contrary application of<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pioneer</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and how the Commission has applied it</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Thus, the Court will follow Commission case law on the issue presented.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See Kerns Bros. Tree Serv.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 18 BNA OSHC 2064, 2067 (No. 96- 1719, 2000) (“Where it is highly probable that a case will be appealed to a particular circuit, the Commission generally has applied the precedent of that circuit in deciding the case— even though it may differ from the Commission’s precedent.”).</span><span><span></span>
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						</span>Rule 6 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, 29 C.F.R. § 2200.6, provides that:</span></p>
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						</span>and telephone number of his representative or, if he has no representative, his own name, current<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">address,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and telephone number. Any change in such information shall be communicated promptly in writing to the Judge, or the Executive Secretary if no Judge has been assigned, and to all other parties and intervenors.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Calibri; font-size:12pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">A party or intervenor who fails to furnish such information shall be deemed to have waived his right to notice and service under these rules.</span></p>
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