[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: 20CFR30.303]

[Page 103]
 
                      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.  30.303  What information may OWCP request in connection with a claim 

under Part E of EEOICPA?

    At any time during the course of development of a claim for benefits 
under Part E, OWCP may determine that it needs relevant information to 
adjudicate the claim. When this occurs, and at the request of OWCP, DOE 
and/or any contractor who employed a Department of Energy contractor 
employee must provide to OWCP information or documents in response to 
the request in connection with a claim under Part E of EEOICPA.
    (a) The party to whom the request is made must respond to OWCP 
within 90 days of the request with either:
    (1) The requested information or documents; or
    (2) A sworn statement that a good faith search for the requested 
information or documents was conducted, and that the information or 
documents could not be located.
    (b) DOE and/or the DOE contractor who employed a Department of 
Energy contractor employee must query third parties under its control to 
acquire the requested information or documents.
    (c) In providing the requested information or documents, DOE and/or 
the DOE contractor who employed a DOE contractor employee must preserve 
the current organization of the requested information or documents, and 
must provide such description and indexing of the requested information 
or documents as OWCP considers appropriate to facilitate their use by 
OWCP.
    (d) Information or document requests may include, but are not 
limited to, requests for records, files and other data, whether paper, 
electronic, imaged or otherwise, developed, acquired or maintained by 
DOE or the DOE contractor who employed a DOE contractor employee. Such 
information or documents may include records, files and data on facility 
industrial hygiene, employment of individuals or groups, exposure and 
medical records, and claims applications.

                     Recommended Decisions on Claims