Case Name: WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Calvin R. Clyburn, Respondents
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-26
Citations: 686 F. App'x 210
Docket Number: No. 16-1990
Parties: WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Calvin R. Clyburn, Respondents.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 686
Pages: 210–210

Head Matter:
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Calvin R. Clyburn, Respondents.
No. 16-1990
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 20, 2017
Decided: April 26, 2017
Paul E. Frampton, Sarah E. Smith, BOWLES RICE LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, for Petitioner. M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Maia S. Fisher, Associate Solicitor, Gary K. Stearman, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Michelle S. Ger-dano, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C.; Timothy C. MacDonnell, Gabriella E. Al-onso, Student Caseworker, Black Lung Legal Clinic, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lexington, Virginia, for Respondents.
Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Westmoreland Coal Company seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's decision and order affirming the administrative law judge's award of black lung benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 901-944 (2012). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Dir., Office of Workers' Comp. Programs, No. 15-0331-BLA (B.R.B. June 30, 2016). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED