[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 20CFR1.2]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                      CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS'

                         COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 1_PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS UNDER THIS CHAPTER--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1.2  What functions are assigned to OWCP?



    The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards has 

delegated authority and assigned responsibility to the Director of OWCP 

for the Department of Labor's programs under the following statutes:

    (a) The Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended and extended 

(5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.), except 5 U.S.C. 8149 as it pertains to the 

Employees' Compensation Appeals Board.

    (b) The War Hazards Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

    (c) The War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2003).

    (d) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

Act of 2000, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.), except activities, 

pursuant to Executive Order 13179 (``Providing Compensation to America's 

Nuclear Weapons Workers'') of December 7, 2000, assigned to the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Energy and the 

Attorney General.

    (e) The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended 

and extended (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), except: 33 U.S.C. 919(d) with 

respect to administrative law judges in the Office of Administrative Law 

Judges; 33 U.S.C. 921(b) as it pertains to the Benefits Review Board; 

and activities, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 941, assigned to the Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

    (f) The Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).