[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR702.142]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
  CHAPTER VI--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 702.142  Commutation of payments; aliens not residents or about to become nonresidents.

    (a) Pursuant to section 9(g) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 909(g), 
compensation paid to aliens not residents, or about to become 
nonresidents, of the United States or Canada shall be in the same amount 
as provided for residents except that dependents in any foreign country 
shall be limited to surviving spouse and child or children, or if there 
be no surviving spouse or child or children, to surviving father or 
mother whom the employee has supported, either wholly or in part, for 
the period of 1 year prior to the date of injury, and except that the 
Director, OWCP, may, at his option, or upon the application of the 
insurance carrier he shall, commute all future installments of 
compensation to be paid to such aliens by paying or causing to be paid 
to them one-half of the commuted amount of such future installments of 
compensation as determined by the Director.
    (b) Applications for commutation under this section shall be made in 
writing to the district director having jurisdiction, and forwarded by 
the district director to the Director, for final action.
    (c) Applications for commutations shall be made effective, if 
approved by the Director, on the date received by the district director, 
or on a later date if shown to be appropriate on the application.
    (d) Commutations shall not be made with respect to a person 
journeying abroad for a visit who has previously declared an intention 
to return and has stated a time for returning, nor shall any commutation 
be made except upon the basis of a compensation order fixing the right 
of the beneficiary to compensation.

[50 FR 394, Jan. 3, 1985]