[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR30.2]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 30_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 30.2  In general, how have the tasks associated with the 
administration of the EEOICPA claims process been assigned?

    (a) In E.O. 13179, the President assigned various tasks associated 
with the administration of the EEOICPA claims process among the 
Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services and Energy, and the 
Attorney General. In light of the fact that the Secretary of Labor has 
been assigned primary responsibility for administering the EEOICPA, 
almost the entire claims process is within the exclusive control of 
OWCP. This means that claimants file their claims with OWCP, and OWCP is 
responsible for granting or denying compensation under the Act (see 
Sec. Sec. 30.100, 30.101, and 30.505 through

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30.513). OWCP also provides assistance to claimants and potential 
claimants by providing information regarding eligibility and other 
program requirements, including information on completing claim forms 
and the types and availability of medical testing and diagnostic 
services related to covered illnesses. In addition, OWCP provides an 
administrative review process for claimants who disagree with its 
recommended and final adverse decisions (see Sec. Sec. 30.300 through 
30.320).
    (b) However, HHS has exclusive control of a portion of the claims 
process involving certain cancer claims, and is therefore responsible 
for providing reconstructed doses for these claims (see Sec. 30.115). 
HHS has also promulgated regulations at 42 CFR part 81 establishing the 
guidelines that OWCP must follow to assess the likelihood that an 
individual with cancer sustained the cancer in the performance of duty 
(see Sec. 30.210). DOE and DOJ are responsible for, among other tasks, 
notifying potential claimants and submitting evidence that OWCP deems 
necessary for its adjudication of claims under the EEOICPA (see 
Sec. Sec. 30.105, 30.106, and 30.111).