UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-2351

ROGER L. WAUGH,

Petitioner,

versus

CLINCHFIELD COAL CO.; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,

Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (95-426-BLA)

Submitted: December 9, 1997 Decided: December 23, 1997

Before HALL, MURNAGHAN, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Roger L. Waugh, Petitioner Pro Se. Timothy Ward Gresham, PENN, STUART & ESKRIDGE, Abingdon, Virginia; Patricia May Nece, Cathryn Celeste Helm, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Appellant seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's decision

and order affirming the administrative law judge's denial of black

lung benefits pursuant to

(West 1986 & Supp.

1996). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision

is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the Board. Waugh v. Clinchfield Coal Co., No. 95-426-BLA (B.R.B. Sept. 8, 1997). We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions

are adequately presented in the materials before the court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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