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[80 STAT. 775]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 775]

80 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 8 9. 5 7 7 - S E P T. 16, 1966

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be heard. As soon as practicable after completion of the hearing, the Secretary shall act upon such objections and make his decision public. Such decision shall be based only on substantial evidence of record at such hearing and shall set forth detailed findings of fact on which the decision is based. (3) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Secretary under paragraph (2) of this subsection may obtain a review of such order by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by filing in such court within 20 days following the issuance of such decision a petition praying that the decision of the Secretary be modified or set aside in whole or in part. A copy of such petition shall forthwith be served upon the Secretary, and thereupon the Secretaryshall certify and file in the court the record upon which the decision complained of was issued. The findings of fact by the Secretary, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive; but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Secretary to take further evidence, and the Secretary may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his previous action and shall certify to the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence. The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. The commencement of a proceeding under this paragraph (3) shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the Secretary's decision. (e) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall not be applicable to any proposed mandatory standard which has been recommended by an Advisory Committee appointed pursuant to section 7 of this Act. ADVISORY

Review of order.

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COMMITTEES

SEC. 7. (a) The Secretary is authorized to establish advisory committees to assist him in the development of health and safety standards for mines which are subject to this Act, and to advise him on other matters relating to health and safety in such mines. Each such advisory committee shall include among its members an equal number of persons qualified by experience and affiliation to present the viewpoint of operators of such mines, and of persons similarly qualified to present the viewpoint of workers in such mines, as well as one or more representatives of mine inspection or safety agencies of the States. (b) Members appointed to such a committee from private life shall, member^s?^^*'"" °^ while serving on business of the committee, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel time; and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence at the rates authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. sec. 73b-2). ,f °J?*^/o°1'.n •••

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SEC. 8. (a) If, upon any inspection or investigation of a mine which is subject to this Act, an authorized representative of the Secretary finds that conditions or practices in such mine are such that a danger exists which could reasonably l>e expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated, such representative shall determine the extent of the area of such mine throughout which the danger exists, and there-

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