[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: 20CFR61.2]

[Page 140]
 
                      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 
 
                      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