                            UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 99-2594



KESTER J. MEADE,

                                                          Petitioner,

          versus


CLINCHFIELD 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.
(BRB No. 98-1618-BLA)


Submitted:   May 11, 2000                     Decided:   May 16, 2000


Before MURNAGHAN, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Kester J. Meade, Petitioner Pro Se. Harry Ashby Dickerson, PENN,
STUART & ESKRIDGE, Abingdon, Virginia; Christian P. Barber, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:

     Kester J. Meade seeks review of the Benefits Review Board’s

decision and order affirming the administrative law judge’s denial

of black lung benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C.A. §§ 901-945 (West

1994 & Supp. 2000).    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.   See Meade v. Clinchfield Coal Co., BRB No. 98-1618-BLA

(Oct. 18, 1999).    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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