[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
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 
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  30.2  In general, how have the tasks associated with the administration 

of EEOICPA claims process been assigned?

    (a) In E.O. 13179, the President assigned the tasks associated with 
administration of the EEOICPA claims process among the Secretaries of 
Labor, HHS and Energy, and the Attorney General. In light of the fact 
that the Secretary of Labor has been assigned primary responsibility for 
administering EEOICPA, almost the entire claims process is within the 
exclusive control of OWCP. This means that all claimants file their 
claims with OWCP, and OWCP is responsible for granting or denying 
compensation under the Act (see Sec. Sec.  30.100 through 30.102). 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 occupational illnesses under Part B of the Act and covered 
illnesses under Part E of the Act. In addition, OWCP provides an 
administrative review process for claimants who disagree with its 
recommended and final adverse decisions on claims of entitlement (see 
Sec. Sec.  30.300 through 30.320).
    (b) However, HHS has exclusive control of the portion of the claims 
process under which it provides reconstructed doses for certain 
radiogenic cancer claims (see Sec.  30.115). HHS also has exclusive 
control of the process for designating classes of employees to be added 
to the Special Exposure Cohort under Part B of the Act, and has 
promulgated regulations governing that process at 42 CFR part 83. 
Finally, HHS has promulgated regulations at 42 CFR part 81 that set out 
guidelines that OWCP follows when it assesses the compensability of an 
employee's radiogenic cancer (see Sec.  30.213). DOE and DOJ must, among 
other things, notify potential claimants and submit evidence that OWCP 
deems necessary for its adjudication of claims under EEOICPA (see 
Sec. Sec.  30.105, 30.112, 30.206, 30.212 and 30.221).