[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: 29CFR2704.101]

[Page 655]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
     CHAPTER XXVII--FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
 
PART 2704--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 2704.101  Definitions.

    The following terms shall have the following meaning when used in 
these rules:
    Adjudication Officer, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 504(b)(1)(D), means the 
Commission's administrative law judge who presided at the underlying 
adversary adjudication between the applicant and the Secretary of Labor. 
For the sake of clarity, references hereafter shall be to 
``administrative law judge''.
    The Act means the Equal Access to Justice Act 5 U.S.C. 504;
    The Commission means the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission, created as an independent agency under 30 U.S.C. 823;
    The Mine Act means the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 
30 U.S.C. 801 et seq;
    The Secretary means the Secretary of Labor or his designee.