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February 1
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8:30 am
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Welcome/Introductions
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8:45 am
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West Virginia Mine Safety Update
- C.A. Phillips, Director
- West Virginia Miners’ Health Safety & Training
WV Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety Update
- Joel Watts, Administrator
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9:15 am
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MSHA Mine Safety & Enforcement Programs
- Kevin Stricklin, MSHA Administrator
- Bob E. Cornett, MSHA District 3 Manager
- Charles Carpenter, MSHA District 4 Manager
- Timothy Watkins, MSHA District 12 Manager
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10:00 am
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Proposed Federal Mine Safety Legislation
- Mark Heath, Spilman, Thomas & Battle
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10:30 am
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BREAK
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10:40 am
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Office of Surface Mining Update
- Roger Calhoun, OSM
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11:05 am
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US Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Review
- Ginger Mullins
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11:30 am
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Environmental Litigation Update
- Shane Harvey, Jackson Kelly
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12:00 pm
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Lunch sponsored by Jackson Kelly
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1-1:40 pm
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Proximity Detection Devices
- Brian Thompson, Joy Global (Underground Application)
- David Edwards, Caterpillar (Surface Application)
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1:40-2 pm
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Mine Rescue Operation Fund
- Bill Maloney, Drill Leader, LLC
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2:00 pm
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Drug Testing
- Erin Magee, Jackson Kelly, PLLC
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2:25 pm
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BREAK
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2:35 pm
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Division of Mining Reclamation Update
- Tom Clarke, Department of Environmental Protection
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3:00 pm
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Security Exchange Rules
- Dave Hardy, Guthrie & Thomas
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3:30 pm
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Forced Ventilation Plan Changes
- Maxwell Multer, Dinsmore & Shohl
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4:00 pm
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Criminal Liability (Where Are We Now Post UBB & Stover Cases)
- Bill Wilmoth, Steptoe & Johnson
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4:30 pm
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Adjournment
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5:00 pm
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Welcoming Reception
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February 2
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7:00 am
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Registration
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7:30 am
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Breakfast Dinsmore & Shohl & Walker Machinery
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8:45 am
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Welcome & Introductions
- Gary White, WVCA Chairman
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9:00 am
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Change is Upon Us
- Mark Schuerger, Alpha Natural Resources
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9:30 am
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MSHA 2012
- Joe Main, MSHA, USDOL
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10:00 am
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State of the State - "West Virginia First"
- Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
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10:30 am
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Break
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11:00 am
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Changing of the Guard - WV Senate
- Jeff Kessler, Senate President
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11:30 am
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AEP's Commitment to West Virginia
- Charles Patton, American Electric Power
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12:00 pm
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Mountaineer Guardian Luncheon sponsored by BrickStreet Insurance & Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love
- Awards Presentation: C. A. Phillips, Director
- WV Office of Miner’s Health, Safety & Training
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2:00 pm
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Post-Mine Use and the Military
- General James Hoyer, WV National Guard
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2:30 pm
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Extended Face Mining
- Gary Hartsog, Alpha Engineering
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3:00 pm
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Break
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3:15 pm
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BioFuels
- Gov. Graney & Steve Hiatt, Maxum Petroleum
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3:45 pm
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West Virginia Mining Inventory & Reserves
- Chris Butler, Marshall Miller & Associates
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4:15 pm
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Adjournment
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5:00 pm
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Legislative Reception
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February 3
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7:00 am
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Registration
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7:30 am
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Breakfast Steptoe & Johnson
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8:45 am
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Welcome/Introductions
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9:00 am
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U.S. Senate Today
- Senator Joe Manchin
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9:30 am
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West Virginia Coal Use
- Jeff Herholdt, WV Division of Energy
Post Mine Land Utilization
- Rachel Lester, Coalfield Development Office
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10:00 am
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Appalachian Research Initiative for Environmental Sciences
- John Craynon, Virginia Tech
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10:30 am
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Break
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10:45 am
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Obama’s No Job Zone – A Panel Discussion
- Josie Gaskey, Pennsylvania Coal Association
- Mike Carey, Ohio Coal Association
- Bill Bissett, Kentucky Coal Association
- Bill Bledsoe, Virginia Mining Association
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11:30 am
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WV vs. EPA Litigation Update
- Ben Bailey, Bailey & Glasser
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12:00 pm
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Reclamation Awards Luncheon sponsored by Spilman, Thomas & Battle and Potesta & Associates
- Awards Presentation by Randy Huffman, Cabinet Secretary, WV DEP
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1:30 pm
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Adjournment
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