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20 C.F.R. § 10.12

How may a FECA claimant or beneficiary obtain copies of protected records?

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(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Jarmuth v. Cox, 278 F. App'x 246 (4th Cir. 2008).
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Jarmuth v. Cox, 278 F. App'x 246 (4th Cir. 2008). “See 20 C.F.R. § 10.12 (a) (2007). Jarmuth also sought to compel the destruction of all records in Cox’s possession related to Jarmuth.”
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