JOHN BALLARD

Petitioner

vs.

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY

Respondent/Insurer/Employer.

¶1 Sua sponte, the Court amends paragraph 10 of its December 23, 1999 Order Denying Interim Benefits. The amendment corrects the Court's faulty mathematical calculation (6 times 7 equals 42, not 48), and inserts a sentence which was erroneously omitted from the final Order. THEREFORE,

PARAGRAPH 10 IS AMENDED to read as follows:

10. Section 39-71-610 provides authority for 49 days of interim benefits while a claimant seeks an adjudication of his or her entitlement to benefits. However, on its face, it applies only where the insurer has paid and then terminated benefits. Moreover, I have already ordered 42 days of benefits, thus at best the section would authorize an additional one week of benefits.