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The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 20 CFR Part 702 after this date.
2017-01-18; vol. 82 # 11 - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 82 FR 5373 - Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2017
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employment and Training Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Wage and Hour Division Final rule. This final rule is effective on January 13, 2017. As provided by the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date of this rule. 20 CFR Part 655 Summary The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the Department's 2017 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties, effective January 13, 2017.
2016-08-26; vol. 81 # 166 - Friday, August 26, 2016 81 FR 58878 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments. The Department invites written comments on the proposed regulations from interested parties. Written comments must be received by October 25, 2016. 20 CFR Part 702 Summary The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is proposing rules to implement the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act's maximum and minimum compensation provisions. Some of these provisions, which cap the amounts of compensation and death benefits payable to entitled claimants and provide a floor below which compensation may not fall, have become the topic of litigation. The proposed rules would clarify how the Department interprets and applies these provisions. In addition, the proposed rules would implement the Act's annual compensation-adjustment mechanism for permanent total disability compensation and death benefits.
2016-07-01; vol. 81 # 127 - Friday, July 1, 2016 81 FR 43430 - Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Office of the Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employment and Training Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Wage and Hour Division Interim final rule; request for comments. This interim final rule is effective August 1, 2016. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for applicability dates. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this interim final rule on or before August 15, 2016. 20 CFR Part 655 Summary The U.S. Department of Labor is issuing this interim final rule to adjust the amounts of civil penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act) requires agencies to adjust the levels of civil monetary penalties with an initial catch-up adjustment, followed by annual adjustments for inflation. The Department is required to calculate the catch-up and subsequent annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. The Department must publish the interim final rule by July 1, 2016, and the new penalty levels are effective no later than August 1, 2016.
2015-08-18; vol. 80 # 159 - Tuesday, August 18, 2015 80 FR 49945 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Transmission of Documents and Information
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal. Effective August 18, 2015, the notice of proposed rulemaking published on March 12, 2015 (80 FR 12957), is withdrawn. 20 CFR Parts 702 and 703 Summary The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and companion direct final rule in the Federal Register on March 12, 2015, broadening the acceptable methods by which claimants, employers, and insurers can communicate with OWCP and each other regarding claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions. The comment period closed on May 11, 2015. OWCP did not receive significant adverse comment and therefore the direct final rule took effect on June 10, 2015. For these reasons, OWCP is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking.
2012-06-21; vol. 77 # 120 - Thursday, June 21, 2012 77 FR 37284 - Technical Amendments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Final rule. Effective June 21, 2012. 20 CFR Parts 701, 702, 703, 725, and 726 Summary The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is making technical amendments to reflect the dissolution of the Employment Standards Administration and the Secretary's delegation of authority to administer the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (and its extensions) and the Black Lung Benefits Act to the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. The amendments also add and update Internet addresses, and update cross-references to other regulations.
