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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter IOffice of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor1 – 199
Subchapter CEnergy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 200030
Part 30Claims for Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as Amended30.0 – 30.912
Subpart DAdjudicatory Process30.300 – 30.320
General Provisions30.300 – 30.303
§ 30.300What administrative process will OWCP use to decide claims for entitlement, and how can claimants obtain judicial review of final decisions on their claims?
§ 30.301May subpoenas be issued for witnesses and documents in connection with a claim under Part B of EEOICPA?
§ 30.302Who pays the costs associated with subpoenas?
§ 30.303What information may OWCP request in connection with a claim under Part E of EEOICPA?
Recommended Decisions on Claims30.305 – 30.308
§ 30.305How does OWCP determine entitlement to EEOICPA compensation?
§ 30.306What does the recommended decision include?
§ 30.307Can one recommended decision address the entitlement of multiple claimants?
§ 30.308To whom is the recommended decision sent?
Hearings and Final Decisions on Claims30.310 – 30.319
§ 30.310What must the claimant do if he or she objects to the recommended decision or wants to request a hearing?
§ 30.311What happens if the claimant does not object to the recommended decision or request a hearing within 60 days?
§ 30.312What will the FAB do if the claimant objects to the recommended decision but does not request a hearing?
§ 30.313How is a review of the written record conducted?
§ 30.314How is a hearing conducted?
§ 30.315May a claimant postpone a hearing?
§ 30.316How does the FAB issue a final decision on a claim?
§ 30.317Can the FAB request a further response from the claimant or return a claim to the district office?
§ 30.318How will FAB consider objections to NIOSH's reconstruction of a radiation dose, or to OWCP's calculation of the recommended probability of causation, in a Part B claim for radiogenic cancer?
§ 30.319May a claimant request reconsideration of a final decision of the FAB?
Reopening Claims30.320
§ 30.320Can a claim be reopened after the FAB has issued a final decision?