(a) A claimant seeking copies of his or her official FECA file
should address a request to the District Director of the OWCP office
having custody of the file. A claimant seeking copies of FECA-related
documents in the custody of the employer should follow the procedures
established by that agency.
(b)(1) While an employing agency may establish procedures that an
injured employee or beneficiary should
follow in requesting access to documents it maintains, any decision
issued in response to such a request must comply with the rules and
regulations of the Department of Labor which govern all other aspects of
safeguarding these records.
(2) No employing agency has the authority to issue determinations
with respect to requests for the correction or amendment of records
contained in or covered by DOL/GOVT-1. That authority is within the
exclusive control of OWCP. Thus, any request for correction or amendment
received by an employing agency must be referred to OWCP for review and
decision.
(3) Any administrative appeal taken from a denial issued by the
employing agency or OWCP shall be filed with the Solicitor of Labor in
accordance with 29 CFR 71.7 and 71.9.
