[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR10.12]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 10_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, 
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  10.12  How may a FECA claimant or beneficiary obtain copies of protected 

records?

    (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

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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.