29 CFR § 2700.27 - Effect of failure to contest proposed penalty assessment.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s2700.27"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 2700.27 - Effect of failure to contest proposed penalty assessment."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "2700.27"
section_name: "Effect of failure to contest proposed penalty assessment."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION"
part_number: "2700"
part_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 815, 820, and 823."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 12164, Mar. 3, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2700"
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# 2700.27 Effect of failure to contest proposed penalty assessment.
If, within 30 days from the receipt of the proposed penalty assessment, the operator or other person fails to notify the Secretary of the contest of the proposed penalty, the Secretary's proposed penalty assessment shall be deemed to be a final order of the Commission not subject to review by any court or agency.
[90 FR 5621, Jan. 17, 2025]