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GAO-07-330R 1 (2007-01-11)

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T V   WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-299341


          January 11, 2007

          The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
          Chairman
          The Honorable Michael B. Enzi
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
          United States Senate

          The Honorable John Conyers
          Chairman
          The Honorable Lamar Smith
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on the Judiciary
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Department of Laboi; Office of Workers' Compensation Programs:
                  Performance of Functions; Claims for Compensation Under the Energy
                  Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as
                  Amended

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Workers'
          Compensation Programs, entitled Performance of Functions; Claims for
          Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
          Program Act of 2000, as Amended (RIN: 1215-AB51). We received the rule on
          December 29, 2006. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on
          December 29, 2006. 71 Fed. Reg. 78520.

          The rule finalizes, based on the comments received, an interim final rule published
          on June 8, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 33590). The rule provided for compensation payable
          under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of
          2000.

          Enclosed is our assessment of the DOL's compliance with the procedural steps
          required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule.
          Our review indicates that DOL complied with the applicable requirements.


GAO-07-330R

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