Every obligation and duty in respect of payment of benefits, the
providing of medical and other treatment and care, the payment or
furnishing of any other benefit required by the Act and in respect of
the carrying out of the administrative procedure required or imposed by
the Act or the regulations in this part or part 725 of this subchapter
upon an operator shall be discharged and carried out by the carrier as
appropriate. Notice to or knowledge of an operator of the occurrence of
total disability or death due to pneumoconiosis shall be notice to or
knowledge of such carrier. Jurisdiction of the operator by a district
director, administrative law judge, the Office, or appropriate
appellate authority under the Act shall be jurisdiction of such
carrier. Any requirement under any benefits order, finding, or decision
shall be binding upon such carrier in the same manner and to the same
extent as upon the operator.
