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DOL/OS RIN: 1290-AA22 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Rules of Procedure 
Abstract: The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the regulations providing guidance for appeals before the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board). The Board has jurisdiction over appeals arising under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), sections 32, 39 Stat. 749, 5 USC 8145; secton 3, Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1946, 60 Stat. 1095; 3 CFR 1943 to 1948 Comp, p 1064; section 2, Reorganization Plan No. 19 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1272; 3 CFR 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1010. On December 7, 1988, the Board last amended its Rules of Procedure. See 20 CFR 501, amended December 8, 1962, 27 FR 12186, amended October 1, 1964, 29 FR 13519, amended December 15, 1972, 37 FR 26710 and December 13, 1977, 42 FR 62471, amended December 7, 1988, 53 FR 49491. Over the forty-six years since the last substantive revisions to the Board’s procedural regulations, several aspects of the current rules have become outdated by case law precedent or technological advances. These proposed revisions will provide updated guidance to all federal employees who seek appeal from the decisions of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) under FECA. There are no anticipated costs or risks associated with this proposed rulemaking. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 501   
Legal Authority: sec 32, 39 Stat 749, 5 USC 8145    sec 3, Reorganization Plan No 2 of 1946, 60 Stat 1085    3 CFR 1943 to 1948 Comp, p 1064    sec 2, Reorganization Plan No 19 of 1950, 64 Stat 1272    3 CFR 1949 to 1953 Comp, p 1010   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/20/2008  73 FR 35102   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/19/2008    
Final Action  10/20/2008  73 FR 62190   
Final Action Effective  11/19/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
The Honorable Alec J Koromilas
Chairman and Chief Administrative Appeals Judge
Department of Labor
Office of the Secretary
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-5220, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-6420
TDD Phone:800 877-8339
Email: koromilas.alec@dol.gov