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  1. Title 20 —Employees' Benefits
  2. Chapter VI —Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
  3. Subchapter B —Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as Amended
  4. Part 725 —Claims for Benefits Under Part C of Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, as Amended
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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter VIOffice of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor700 – 799
Subchapter BFederal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as Amended718 – 799
Part 725Claims for Benefits Under Part C of Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, as Amended725.1 – 725.720
Subpart HPayment of Benefits725.501 – 725.548
General Provisions725.501 – 725.515
§ 725.501Payment provisions generally.
§ 725.502When benefit payments are due; manner of payment.
§ 725.503Date from which benefits are payable.
§ 725.504Payments to a claimant employed as a miner.
§ 725.505Payees.
§ 725.506Payment on behalf of another; “legal guardian” defined.
§ 725.507Guardian for minor or incompetent.
§ 725.510Representative payee.
§ 725.511Use and benefit defined.
§ 725.512Support of legally dependent spouse, child, or parent.
§ 725.513Accountability; transfer.
§ 725.514Certification to dependent of augmentation portion of benefit.
§ 725.515Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors.
Benefit Rates725.520 – 725.522
§ 725.520Computation of benefits.
§ 725.521Commutation of payments; lump sum awards.
§ 725.522Payments prior to final adjudication.
Special Provisions for Operator Payments725.530 – 725.532
§ 725.530Operator payments; generally.
§ 725.531Receipt for payment.
§ 725.532Suspension, reduction, or termination of payments.
Increases and Reductions of Benefits725.533 – 725.539
§ 725.533Modification of benefits amounts; general.
§ 725.534Reduction of State benefits.
§ 725.535Reductions; receipt of State or Federal benefit.
§ 725.536Reductions; excess earnings.
§ 725.537Reductions; retroactive effect of an additional claim for benefits.
§ 725.538Reductions; effect of augmentation of benefits based on subsequent qualification of individual.
§ 725.539More than one reduction event.
Overpayments; Underpayments725.540 – 725.548
§ 725.540Overpayments.
§ 725.541Notice of waiver of adjustment or recovery of overpayment.
§ 725.542When waiver of adjustment or recovery may be applied.
§ 725.543Standards for waiver of adjustment or recovery.
§ 725.544Collection and compromise of claims for overpayment.
§ 725.545Underpayments.
§ 725.546Relation to provisions for reductions or increases.
§ 725.547Applicability of overpayment and underpayment provisions to operator or carrier.
§ 725.548Procedures applicable to overpayments and underpayments.
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