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DOL/OWCP

RIN: 1240-AA03

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act
Abstract: On August 13, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed revisions to the regulations governing the administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) (75 FR 49596). The FECA provides benefits to all civilian Federal employees and certain other groups of employees and individuals who are injured or killed while performing their jobs. At that time, DOL also proposed revisions to the regulations establishing the authority of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) which administers the FECA. The proposed changes were summarized in that publication. The existing rules have been amended to acknowledge a change in the organization of the OWCP and amendments to the FECA which have occurred since the last time the regulations were amended in 1999. These changes also update the regulations by taking into account changes in technology and other changes to improve administrative efficiency. As many FECA claimants are not represented, the regulations are revised to insert FECA statutory references as a frame of reference for clarity and ease of use. The regulations include adding the skin as an organ pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8107(c)(22). The regulations also create a new special schedule covering injuries to non-citizen non-resident Federal employees outside the United States. Finally, the regulations covering the processing of medical bills have been updated to provide for greater use of technology in that process to reduce costs and to clarify requirements for such submissions.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 1 20 CFR 10 20 CFR 25
Legal Authority: 5 USC 8149

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	08/13/2010	75 FR 49596
NPRM Comment Period End	10/12/2010
Analyze Comments	06/00/2011
Final Rule	11/00/2011

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
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1215-AB83
Agency Contact: Douglas Fitzgerald Director, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room C-4319, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 354-9620 Fax:202 693-1380 Email: fitzgerald.douglas@dol.gov