Regulations Implementing the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1969, as Amended
workers-comp · Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · Published 2007-01-30 · Effective 2007-01-30 · 72 FR 4204
Document
Document number
E7-1432
Federal Register citation
72 FR 4204
CFR reference
20 CFR 725
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
workers-comp
Sub-agency
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Publication date
2007-01-30
Effective date
2007-01-30
Abstract
This final rule eliminates the procedural requirement that the Department's administrative law judges include the parties' names in decisions and orders issued in Black Lung Benefits Act claims. The Department is revising the rule to give the Office of Administrative Law Judges more flexibility in captioning these decisions. This will allow the Department the flexibility to limit the amount of personal information about black lung claimants that is included in published final decisions.