(a) At the same time it issues a recommended decision on a claim,
the OWCP district office will forward the record of such claim to the
FAB. Any new evidence submitted to the district office following the
issuance of the recommended decision will also be forwarded to the FAB
for consideration.
(b) In a notice accompanying the recommended decision, the district
office will request that the claimant specify, within 60 days from the
date of issuance of such decision, whether he or she objects to any of
the findings of fact and/or conclusions of law contained in the
recommended decision, and whether a hearing is desired. Any objection,
as well as any related request for a hearing, should be sent to the FAB
at the address indicated in the notice.
(1) All objections to the recommended decision must be identified
as specifically as possible by the date described above in paragraph
(b) of this section, unless that date is extended by the FAB, or the
FAB reviewer permits further objections at the hearing.
(2) Any objection not presented to the FAB within the time period
described in this section, including any objection to HHS's
reconstruction of the radiation dose to which the employee was exposed,
whether or not the issue was previously presented to the district
office, is deemed waived for all purposes.
