[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: 20CFR61.2]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                      CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS'

                         COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 61_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE WAR HAZARDS COMPENSATION ACT, 

AS AMENDED--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  61.2  Administration of the Act and this chapter.



    (a) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1706, Secretary of Labor's Order 6-84, (49 

FR 32473), and Employment Standards Order 78-1, (43 FR 51469), the 

responsibility for administration of the Act has been delegated to the 

Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

    (b) In administering the provisions of the Act, the Director may 

enter into agreements or cooperative working arrangements with other 

agencies of the United States or of any State (including the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) or political subdivisions 

thereof, and with other public agencies and private persons, agencies, 

or institutions within and outside the United States. The Director may 

also contract with insurance carriers for the use of their service 

facilities to process claims filed under the Act