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Allen v. EG & G Defense Materials, Inc., 1997-SDW-8 and 10 (ALJ May 23, 2002)
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Date Issued: May 23, 2002
Case Numbers: 1997-SDW-0008, 1997-SDW-0010
In the Matter of:
TRINA ALLEN
Complainant
v.
EG & G DEFENSE MATERIALS, INC.
Respondent
This matter arises under the employee protection provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act ("SDWA"), 42 U.S.C. §§300j-o (i) , the Clean Air Act ("CAA") , 42 U.S.C. §§7622, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. §§9610, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ("FWPCA") , 33 U.S.C. §§1367, the Solid Waste Disposal Act ("SWDA") , 42 U.S.C. §§6971, and the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") , 15 U.S.C. §§2622, and the regulations promulgated thereunder and contained at 29 C.F.R. Part 24.
On May 13, 2002, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Claim. Upon review, the Settlement Agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein, appears to be fair, adequate, and reasonable.
Accordingly, it is recommended:
1) That the Secretary of Labor approve the settlement agreement;
2) That the claim of Trina Allen be dismissed with prejudice.
Thomas M. Burke
Associate Chief Judge
TMB/lmr
NOTICE: This Recommended Decision and Order will automatically become the final order of the Secretary of Labor unless, pursuant to 29 CFR § 24.8, a petition for review is timely filed with the Administrative Review Board, United States Department of Labor, Room S-4309 Francis Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Such petition for review must be received by the Board within ten business days from the date of this Recommended Decision and Order, and shall be served on all parties and on the Chief Administrative Law Judge. See 29 CFR §§ 24.8 and 24.9, as amended by 63 Fed. Reg. 6614 (1998).