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IMCO Services (ALJ decision, September 9, 1985)

IMCO Services (FMSHRC CENT 85-80-M): Settlement approved for $809

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
CENT 85-80-M
Decided
September 9, 1985
Presiding judge
Roy J. Maurer
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-27
Cited standards
30 U.S.C. § 815(d) 30 U.S.C. § 820(i)
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Final ALJ decision, not Commission precedent
This decision became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because no later Commission review appears in the official index. It binds the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

IMCO Services and the Secretary jointly moved to settle a civil penalty proceeding involving the Houma Barite Plant. The proposed penalty was $809, and IMCO Services agreed to pay the full amount. Judge Roy J. Maurer found the settlement appropriate under the Mine Act's penalty criteria. He ordered payment within 30 days and directed that the proceeding be dismissed after payment.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited provision(s): 30 U.S.C. § 815(d) and § 820(i).
  • Outcome: The settlement was approved for $809, payable within 30 days, with dismissal after payment.
  • Key point: The ALJ approved the full proposed penalty after reviewing the settlement representations and documentation.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
SOL (MSHA) v. IMCO SERVICES
DDATE:
19850909
TTEXT:

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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges

SECRETARY OF LABOR,
CIVIL PENALTY PROCEEDING
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),
Docket No. CENT 85-80-M
PETITIONER
A.C. No. 23-01033-05501
v.
Houma Barite Plant

IMCO SERVICES,
RESPONDENT

DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT

Before: Judge Maurer

These cases are before me upon petitions for assessment of civil penalties under Section 105(d) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the Act). Subsequent to their opening statements at the hearing on August 7, 1985 at London, Kentucky, the parties jointly moved for approval of a settlement agreement and dismissal of the cases. The violations in these cases were originally assessed at a total of $809 and the Respondent has agreed to remit the full amount. I have considered the representations and documentation submitted in these cases, and I conclude that the proffered settlement is appropriate under the criteria set forth in Section 110(i) of the Act.

WHEREFORE, the motion for approval of a settlement is GRANTED, and it is ORDERED that Respondent pay a penalty of $809 within 30 days of this decision. Upon payment, these proceedings are DISMISSED.

Roy J. Maurer
Administrative Law Judge

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