The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is responsible
for administering the LHWCA and its extensions (see 20 CFR 1.2(e)). The
regulations in subchapter A of chapter I of this title (20 CFR part 1)
describe OWCP's establishment within the Employment Standards
Administration, the functions assigned to it by the Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Employment Standards, and how those functions were
performed before OWCP's establishment.
[70 FR 43232, July 26, 2005]