UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-1699

CARL A. STOWERS,

Petitioner,

v.

WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

Respondents.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (07-678-BLA)

Submitted: November 13, 2008 Decided: November 18, 2008

Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Carl A. Stowers, Petitioner Pro Se. William Steele Mattingly, JACKSON KELLY, PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia; Sean Gregory Bajkowski, Rita Ann Roppolo, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Carl A. Stowers seeks review of the Benefits Review

Board’s decision and order affirming the administrative law

judge’s denial of black lung benefits pursuant to

(2000). Our review of the record discloses that the

Board’s decision is based upon substantial evidence and is

without reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for

review for the reasons stated by the Board. Stowers v.

Westmoreland Coal Co., Inc., No. 07-0678-BLA (B.R.B. Apr. 29,

2008). 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.

PETITION DENIED

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