[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR2700.31]

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                             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. 2700.31  Penalty settlement.

    (a) General. A proposed penalty that has been contested before the 
Commission may be settled only with the approval of the Commission upon 
motion.
    (b) Settlement motion. A motion to approve a penalty settlement 
shall include the following information for each violation:
    (1) The amount of the penalty proposed by the Secretary;
    (2) The amount of the penalty agreed to in settlement; and
    (3) Facts in support of the penalty agreed to by the parties.
    (c) Order approving settlement. Any order by the Judge approving a 
settlement shall set forth the reasons for approval and shall be 
supported by the record. Such order shall become the final decision of 
the Commission 40 days after issuance unless the Commission has directed 
that the order be reviewed.