# Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Transmission of Documents and Information
> **Office of Workers' Compensation Programs** · Direct final rule; request for comments. · Published 2015-03-12 · Effective 2015-06-10 · 80 FR 12917
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-05103
- **Category:** workers-comp
- **Sub-agency:** Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 12917
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 702
- **Publication date:** 2015-03-12
- **Effective date:** 2015-06-10
## Abstract

Parties to claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions (LHWCA or Act) and entities required to have insurance pursuant to the Act frequently correspond with the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) and each other. The current regulations require that some of these communications be made in paper form via a specific delivery mechanism such as certified mail, U.S. mail or hand delivery. As technologies improve, other means of communication--including electronic methods--may be more efficient and cost-effective. Accordingly, this rule broadens the acceptable methods by which claimants, employers, and insurers can communicate with OWCP and each other.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/03/12/2015-05103/longshore-and-harbor-workers-compensation-act-transmission-of-documents-and-information)
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