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Mine Safety & Health
Special Institute
November 14-15, 2006
US Department of Labor Auditorium
200 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC
Sponsored by the US Department of Labor and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
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Program Schedule
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
8:45 a.m. Welcome to the US Department of Labor and Introductions
- Edward P. Clair, Program Co-Chairman, Assistant Solicitor for Mine Safety & Health, US Department of Labor, Arlington, VA
- Marco M. Rajkovich, Program Co-Chairman, Rajkovich, Williams, Kilpatrick & True, PLLC, Lexington, KY
8:50-9:15 a.m. Legal and Policy Developments in Mine Safety & Health Law in 2006
- Howard M. Radzely, Solicitor of Labor, US Department of Labor, Washington, DC
9:15-10:15 a.m. Overview of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 – the “MINER Act”
- Edward M. Green, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC
- Michael J. Wright, Director of Health, Safety & Environment, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (Steel Workers), Pittsburgh, PA
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:30 a.m. MINER Act Emergency Response Plan and Plan Approval Process
- Moderator: Robert H. Beatty, Jr., Dinsmore & Shohl, PLLC, Morgantown, WV
- John Langton, Deputy Administrator, Coal Mine Safety and Health, MSHA, Arlington, VA
- Kenneth Murray, District Manager, Mine Safety & Health Administration, Pikeville, KY
- Bruce Watzman, VP – Safety, Health and Human Resources, National Mining Association, Washington, DC
- Dennis O’Dell, Director of Health & Safety, United Mine Workers of America, Fairfax, VA
11:30-Noon A Look Ahead for Mine Safety & Health Law
- David G. Dye, Acting Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety & Health, USDOL, Arlington, VA
Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break – On Your Own
1:15-1:45 p.m. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission Interim Final Rules on Emergency Plan Disputes
- Michael A. McCord, General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Washington, DC
1:45-3:15 p.m. Mine Safety & Rescue Technology–Meeting the Mandates of the MINER Act
- Mark E. Heath, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Jeffery H. Kravitz, Technical Support Division, Mine Safety & Health Administration, Arlington, VA
- Mark E. Skiles, Director, Technical Support Division, Mine Safety & Health Administration, Arlington, VA
- Dr. Jürgen F. Brune, Chief, Disaster Prevention and Response Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA
3:15 Break
3:30-5:00 Practice and Procedure for Issues Relating to the MINER Act
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Panel –
- Moderator: Thomas A. Mascolino
- The Hon. Robert J. Lesnick, Chief Judge, Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission Washington, DC
- The Hon. Richard W. Manning, ALJ, Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Denver, CO
- The Hon. Michael E. Zielinski, ALJ, Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Washington, DC
5:00-6:30 p.m. Reception – USDOL Mezzanine
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Welcome & Introductions: Marco M. Rajkovich, Jr., Program Co-Chairman
9:00 a.m. Coal Mine Mapping
ProjectUpdate on the project to collect and develop a repository for all know mine maps on a state-by-state basis, undertaken following the Quecreek Mine accident.
- Melanie J. Kilpatrick, Rajkovich, Williams, Kilpatrick & True, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Sterling J. Rideout, Jr., Assistant Director, Program Support, US Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Washington, DC
- Mark E. Skiles, Director, Technical Support Division, Mine Safety & Health Administration, Arlington, VA
9:30-10:45 a.m. MSHA Accident Investigations – Recent Practice and Development
- Moderator: Thomas C. Means, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC
- Mark A. Malecki, Trial Counsel, Solicitor’s Office, USDOL, Arlington, VA
- R. Henry Moore, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Judith Rivlin, Associate General Counsel, United Mine Workers of America, Fairfax, VA
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 -12:15 p.m. Update on Recent Judicial Decisions, State Enactment of Safety Legislation, and Regulatory Developments
- Moderator: Laura E. Beverage, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Denver, CO
- Commissioner Michael G. Young, Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Washington, DC
- Heidi W. Strassler, Deputy Associate Solicitor, Solicitor’s Office, USDOL, Arlington, VA
- W. Christian Schumann, Appellate Counsel, Solicitor’s Office, USDOL, Arlington, VA
- William K. Doran, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Washington, DC
12:15 p.m. Lunch Break On Your Own
Afternoon Session
2:00-3:30 p.m. Tentative: Oral Argument Before the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Jim Walter Resources, Inc., SE 2005-51
Sitting in special session at the US Department of Labor
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
Continuing Legal Education Credits
EMLF programs are presumptively accredited for mandatory CLE credits in most states and by the AAPL. This program has 510 minutes, 8.5 hours in 60-minute states and 10.2 hours in 50-minute states. Please indicate state(s) where you are requesting MCLE credits when you register.
EMLF Registration Cancellation Policy
Refunds less a $75 administrative fee will be given for registration cancellations received by November 1. No refunds will be given thereafter, but substitutions can be made at any time. Persons cancelling after November 1 and not entitled to any refund will receive all course materials.
Program Committee
- Edward P. Clair, Program Co-Chairman, Assistant Solicitor for Mine Safety & Health, US Department of Labor, Arlington, VA
- Marco M. Rajkovich, Jr., Co-Chairman, Rajkovich, Williams, Kilpatrick & True, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Laura E. Beverage, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Denver, CO
- Michael T. Heenan, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Washington, DC
- Thomas C. Means, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC
- Judith Rivlin, Associate General Counsel, UMWA, Fairfax, VA
- Stuart A. Sanderson, President, Colorado Mining Association, Denver, CO
- Thomas A. Stock, General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Washington, DC
- Bruce Watzman, VP of Safety, Health & Human Resources, National Mining Association, Washington, DC
- Michael J. Wright, Director of Health, Safety & Environment, United Steel Workers, Pittsburgh, PA
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