[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: 20CFR30.300]

[Page 102]
 
                      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 D_Adjudicatory Process
 
Sec.  30.300  What process will OWCP use to decide claims for entitlement and 


to provide for administrative review of those decisions?

    OWCP district offices will issue recommended decisions with respect 
to claims for entitlement under Part B and/or Part E of EEOICPA that are 
filed pursuant to the regulations set forth in subpart B of this part. 
In circumstances where a claim is made for more than one benefit 
available under Part B and/or Part E of the Act, OWCP may issue a 
recommended decision on only part of that particular claim in order to 
adjudicate that portion of the claim as quickly as possible. Should this 
occur, OWCP will issue one or more recommended decisions on the deferred 
portions of the claim when the adjudication of those portions is 
completed. All recommended decisions granting and/or denying benefits 
under Part B and/or Part E of the Act will be forwarded to the Final 
Adjudication Branch (FAB). Claimants will be given an opportunity to 
object to all or part of the recommended decision before the FAB. The 
FAB will consider objections filed by a claimant and conduct a hearing, 
if requested to do so by the claimant, before issuing a final decision 
on the claim for entitlement.