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Petition - Docket No. M-1982-032-C

JUN 28 2019
In the matter of:                                                              Petitions forModification
Hopkins County Coal LLC
(formerly: Cimarron Coal Corporation) East Volunteer
I.D. No. 15-02013

                                                                                                    
Docket No.                  30 CFR Standard        Granted                           Finalized
M-1982-032-C             77.803                   November  17, 1982         December 17, 1982

PROPOSED DECISION AND ORDER TO REVOKE

On June 21, 2019 MSHA headquarters received a request from District 10 stating that the Page 
dragline # 377 has been removed from the referenced mine and the mine is in non-producing status 
and is being reclaimed. MSHA has determined that the mining conditions have changed and that the 
petition for modification is no longer needed at the referenced mine. Wherefore, pursuant to the 
authority delegated by the Secretary of Labor to the Administrator for Coal Mine Safety and Health, 
and pursuant to section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 811(c), the 
petition for modification as it applies to the referenced mine is hereby:

REVOKED

Pursuant to 30 CFR 44.52, revocations of the granted modifications will become final 30 days after 
service of this Proposed Decision and Order to Revoke, unless a hearing is requested on the 
Decision and Order. Any party to this action desiring a hearing on this matter must file in 
accordance with 30 CFR 44.14, within 30 days. The request for hearing must be filed with the 
Administrator for Coal Mine Safety and Health, 201 12th Street South, Arlington, Virginia 22202- 
5452.

If a hearing is requested, the request shall contain a concise summary of the position on the 
issues of fact or law desired to be raised by the party requesting the hearing, including specific 
objections to the proposed decision. A party other than Petitioner who  has requested a hearing 
shall also comment upon all issues of fact or law presented in the petition, and any party to this 
action requesting a
g may indicate a desired hearing site.

If no request for a hearing is filed within 30 days after service thereof, the Order to revoke will 
become final.

               /s/                            
 Stephen J. Gigliotti
Chief, Division of Safety
Coal Mine Safety and Health

Certificate  of Service

I hereby certify that a copy of this proposed decision was served personally or mailed, postage 
prepaid, or provided by other electronic means this  28 t h   day of June, 2019, to:

Mr. Matthew J. Pride
General Manager
57 J.E. Ellis Rd.
Madisonville, KY 42431
matt.prid e@arlp.com

               /s/                
Kim Picott-Wagner
Secretary

cc: Jim Vicini, Division Director Division of Mine Safety, 300 Sower Boulevard
P.O. Box 2244, Frankfort, KY 40601
jim.vicini@ky.gov