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# Latest FMSHRC News

## President Biden Nominates Moshe Z. Marvit to Serve as Commissioner

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Moshe Z. Marvit currently serves as a Supervisory Attorney-Advisor in FMSHRC’s Pittsburgh field office.  Prior to coming to FMSHRC, he worked in private practice, representing the United Steelworkers, and employees in pension and discrimination matters.  Marvit has also served as a member of the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, the Duquesne University School of Law, the Pennsylvania State Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council, and the Steel Valley Authority.  He received his JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he also earned a Certificate in Labor and Employment Law.  He has an M.A. from the University of Chicago, an M.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University.  He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife and son.

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/22/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-22/

## KC Transport, Inc.

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On April 5, 2022, the Commission issued its decision in *KC Transport, Inc*., Docket No. WEVA 2019-0458.

Commission- Decision (K C Transport Inc) WEVA 2019-0458.pdf

## Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC

                              - Read more about Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC

On February 10, 2022, the Commission issued its decision in *Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company,*Docket No. PENN 2019-0008.   

Commission- Decision (Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC) PENN 2019-0008.pdf

## The Commission's Revised Workplace Safety Plan 

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2022 Revised Work Safety Plan PDF.pdf

## President Biden Nominates Timothy (T.J.) Baker to Serve as Commissioner

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Timothy (T.J.) Baker is currently the Associate General Counsel of the United Mine Workers of America and has been with the Union since 2018.  From 2012 to 2018, he worked for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, first as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Administrative Law Judges in Pittsburgh and then as an attorney-advisor in the Office of the Commissioners in Washington, D.C.  He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Washington and Lee University School of Law.  At Washington and Lee, he participated in the third-year Black Lung Clinic, seeking to obtain benefits for miners afflicted with occupational lung disease.  Baker is the son of a coal miner.  He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia with his wife Laura and their children, Lydia and Jon.

## Chief Administrative Law Judge Voisin Issues Order Resuming In-Person Hearings

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Order- Administrative Law Judge Hearings 12-03-21.pdf

## Leslie Camille Bayless Sworn in as Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

                              - Read more about Leslie Camille Bayless Sworn in as Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Leslie C. Bayless of Star Tannery, Virginia was sworn in Tuesday, November 2nd as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. Immediately prior to this position, Leslie served as an Assistant Director in the Office of Enforcement Analysis at the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. 

 The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent adjudicative agency that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.

## President Biden Nominates Mary Lu Jordan to Serve as Commissioner

                              - Read more about President Biden Nominates Mary Lu Jordan to Serve as Commissioner

On September 22, 2021, the President nominated Mary Lu Jordan to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.  

Mary Jordan was appointed as a Commissioner on the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission in 1994 and has served in that capacity almost continuously since then.  She has served as Chair of the Commission from 1994 to 2001, from 2009 to 2014, and from 2015 to 2017.  Her most recent term as Commissioner ended on August 30, 2020 and since then she has served as Senior Attorney-Advisor at the Commission.

Ms. Jordan was employed as Senior Staff Attorney at the United Mine Workers of America from 1977 to 1994.  She is a graduate of Saint Bonaventure University and Antioch Law School and is a member of the New York and D.C. Bar.

Chair Arthur R. Traynor, III applauds the announcement of the nomination, stating “Mary Lu Jordan has been a role model for me ever since I handled my first safety case for the United Mine Workers of America.  And she has been my friend since I arrived at the Commission.  I am delighted by the news President Biden has asked her to come back for another term in service to our nation’s miners.”

## The Commission Proposes Changes to its FOIA Rules

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The Commission is proposing revisions to its rules implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in light of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, its experience under the rules, the need to update its fee schedule, and the need to update and clarify a number of its FOIA procedures. These proposed changes ensure rapid and effective procedures for requesting information and processing requests under the FOIA.

Proposed FOIA Rules

## Issuances and Filings 

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     Until January 3, 2022, most case issuances of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), including inter alia notices, decisions, and orders, will be sent only through electronic mail. Further, FMSHRC will not be monitoring incoming physical mail or facsimile described in 29 CFR 2700.5(c)(2).  If possible, all filings should be e-filed as described in 29 CFR 2700.5(c)(1).

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