Mining Safety Huddle: Commission's Phone-Only Closed Door Session
Published Date: 2/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission will hold a closed meeting on March 5, 2026, to discuss a specific mining safety case. This meeting affects the mining company involved and keeps sensitive details private, with no new costs or deadlines announced. You can listen in by phone, but the public can’t attend in person or online.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Public barred from in-person/online
You cannot attend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission meeting in person or online on March 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10), but you can listen by phone at 1-(866) 236-7472 using passcode 678-100.
Closed deliberation affects Rockwell Mining
The Commission will privately consider Cecil Matney, Jr. v. Rockwell Mining, LLC, Docket No. WEVA 2023-0126, at 10 a.m. on March 5, 2026. The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10), so sensitive details about the operator’s alleged violations of 30 CFR part 90 will be kept private.
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