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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1240</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Workers&apos; Compensation Programs</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OWCP</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1200</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Labor</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOL</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Longshore and Harbor Workers&apos; Compensation Act: Maximum Compensation Rate Determinations</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions, disabled workers are paid compensation based on their average weekly wage at the time of their disabling injury.  Section 6 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 906 caps this compensation at a maximum of twice the "applicable" fiscal year's national average weekly wage.  The Secretary of Labor determines the national average wage for each fiscal year, and that determination applies to employees or survivors "currently receiving" permanent disability compensation or death benefits as well as those "newly awarded" compensation.  Litigation over which year's national average wage applies in various situations led to a recent Supreme Court decision construing the "newly awarded" phrase.  The proposed rule will implement the Supreme Court's decision and clarify how the maximum compensation rate provision applies, including the "currently receiving" phrase and other portions the Court did not address.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>20 CFR 702</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 939</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2015</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Antonio</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Rios</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Division of Federal Employees&apos;, Longshore and Harbor Workers&apos; Compensation</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1240</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Workers&apos; Compensation Programs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OWCP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 693-0040</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 693-1380</FAX>
                <EMAIL>rios.antonio@dol.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3229,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20210</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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