UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-2060

AGNES HARTE, on behalf of Homer Harte,

Petitioner,

versus

CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,

Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (98-1553-BLA)

Submitted: October 17, 2000 Decided: November 17, 2000

Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Agnes Harte, Petitioner Pro Se. Douglas Allan Smoot, JACKSON & KELLY, Charleston, West Virginia; Patricia May Nece, Edward Waldman, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:

Agnes Harte, on behalf of her deceased husband, Homer Harte,

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.

2000), and denying a motion for reconsideration. Our review of the

record discloses that the Board’s decision is based upon substan-

tial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we

affirm substantially on the reasoning of the Board. See Harte v.

Consolidation Coal Co., BRB No. 98-1553-BLA (B.R.B. Apr. 6 & June

21, 2000). 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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