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PUBLIC LAW 91-173-DEC. 30, 1969

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(5) Director of the National Science Foundation, or his delegate. (b) Members of the Panel shall serve without compensation in addi- penseY^lc" tion to that received in their regular employment, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of duties vested in the Panel. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of ^.Agency cooperaHealth, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary shall, upon request of the Panel, provide the Panel such personnel and other assistance as the Panel determines necessary to enable it to carry out its functions under this Act. (d) Three members of the Panel shall constitute a quorum for Q^o""""*doing business. All decisions of the Panel shall be by majority vote. The chairman of the Panel shall be selected by the members from among the membership thereof. (e) The Panel is authorized to appoint as many hearing examiners in!^rT"ppo^t-^* as are necessary for proceedings required to be conducted in accord- ment.' ance with the provisions of this Act. The provisions applicable to hearing examiners appointed under section 3105 of title 5 of the United States Code shall be applicable to hearing examiners appointed ^° ^''**' '*^^' pursuant to this subsection. (f)(1) I t shall be the function of the Panel to carry out the duties duties. imposed on it pursuant to this Act and to provide an opportunity for a public hearing, after notice, at the request of an operator of the affected coal mine or the representative of the miners of such mine. Any operator or representative of miners aggrieved by a final decision of the Panel may file a petition for review of such decision under section 106 of this Act. The provisions of this section shall terminate ^°^''?• ^54. upon completion of the Panel's functions as set forth under this Act. Any hearing held pursuant to this subsection shall be of record and the Panel shall make findings of fact and shall issue a written decision incorporating its findings therein in accordance with section 554 of title 5 of the United States Code. '° ^'" ^• (2) The Panel shall make an annual report, in writing, to the Secre- Annual report to \

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tary for transmittal by him to the Congress concerning the achieve- congress. ment of its purposes, and an^^ other relevant information (including any recommendations) which it deems appropriate. TITLE I—GENERAL H E A L T H A N D SAFETY STANDARDS; REVIEW

SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary shall, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, develop, promulgate, and revise, as may be appropriate, improved mandatory safety standards for the protection of life and the prevention of injuries in a coal mine, and shall, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, promulgate the mandatory health standards transmitted to him by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (b) No improved mandatory health or safety standard promulgated under this title shall reduce the protection afforded miners below that provided by any mandatory health or safety standard. (c) I n the development and revision of mandatory safety standards, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Labor, and with other interested Federal

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