[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 9] [Revised as of July 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR2700.25] [Page 635] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER XXVII--FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION PART 2700--PROCEDURAL RULES--Table of Contents Subpart C--Contests of Proposed Penalties Sec. 2700.25 Proposed penalty assessment. The Secretary, by certified mail, shall notify the operator or any other person against whom a penalty is proposed of the violation alleged, the amount of the proposed penalty assessment, and that such person shall have 30 days to notify the Secretary that he wishes to contest the proposed penalty assessment.