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RIN: 1240-AA09

Publication ID: Fall 2014

Title: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Transmission of Documents and Information
Abstract: The current regulations implementing the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions unnecessarily restrict the methods by which injured workers, their survivors, employers, insurance carriers, and the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs may communicate. They also do not address electronic communication methods (e.g., facsimile, e-mail, etc.). Establishing parameters for electronic communications has become increasingly important as more private individuals and businesses have adopted electronic means as their preferred method of communication. The proposed rule will add electronic communication options that are consistent with the statute and compatible with the Department's electronic infrastructure, and broaden the acceptable methods of non-electronic communications.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 702 to 704
Legal Authority: 33 USC 939

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/00/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Antonio Rios Director, Division of Federal Employees', Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-3229, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-0040 Fax:202 693-1380 Email: rios.antonio@dol.gov