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FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT D Kalispell, MT [Amended] 

Glacier Park International Airport, MT 

(Lat. 48°18′38′′ N, long. 114°15′22′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 5,500 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport, and 

within 1.2 miles each side of the 032° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 4.3-mile 

radius to 5.6 miles northeast of Glacier Park 

International Airport. This Class D airspace 

area is effective during the specific dates and 

times established, in advance, by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E2 Kalispell, MT [Amended] 

Glacier Park International Airport, MT 

(Lat. 48°18′38′′ N, long. 114°15′22′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.3-mile radius of the 

airport, and within 1.2 miles each side of the 

032° bearing from the airport, extending from 

the 4.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles northeast of 

Glacier Park International Airport. This Class 

E airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established, in advance, by 

a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 

time will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E5 Kalispell, MT [Amended] 

Glacier Park International Airport, MT 

(Lat. 48°18′38′′ N, long. 114°15′22′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile 

radius of the airport, and within 2.3 miles 

each side of the 138° bearing from the airport, 

extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 13.4 

miles southeast of the airport, and within 2 

miles each side of the 215° bearing from the 

airport, extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 

19.5 miles southwest of the airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 25-mile radius of 

the airport beginning at the 270° bearing from 

the airport, clockwise to the 090° bearing 

from the airport, thence along the 090° 

bearing to 45 miles east of the airport, thence 

within a 45-mile radius of the airport 

clockwise to the 270° bearing from the 

airport, thence along the 270° bearing to the 

point of beginning, 25 miles west of Glacier 

Park International Airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 7, 2020. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27301 Filed 12–11–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2019–0660; Airspace 

Docket No. 18–AWP–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Establishment of 

Multiple Air Traffic Service Routes; 

Western United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies two high 

altitude United States Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes 

(Q–13 and Q–15), establishes one high 

altitude RNAV ATS route (Q–174), and 

establishes five low altitude RNAV ATS 

routes (T–338, T–357, T–359, T–361, 

and T–363) in the western United 

States. These Q and T routes facilitate 

the movement of aircraft to, from, and 

through the Las Vegas terminal area. 

Additionally, the routes promote 

operational efficiencies for users and 

provide connectivity to RNAV enroute 

procedures while enhancing capacity 

for adjacent airports. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

February 25, 2021. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

The Order is also available for 

inspection at the National Archives and 

Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11E at NARA, email: 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher McMullin, Rules and 

Regulations Group, Office of Policy, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 


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safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it supports 

modifying, removing, and establishing 

the air traffic service route structure in 

the western United States to maintain 

the efficient flow of air traffic. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking in the Federal 

Register for Docket No. FAA–2019–0660 

(84 FR 50800; September 26, 2019), to 

amend two high altitude RNAV ATS 

routes (Q–13 and Q–15), establish one 

high altitude RNAV ATS route (Q–174), 

and establish five low altitude RNAV 

ATS routes (T–338, T–357, T–359, T– 

361, and T–363) in the western United 

States. Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

United States Area Navigation Routes 

are published in paragraph 2006 and 

6011, of FAA Order 7400.11E dated July 

21, 2020, and effective September 15, 

2020, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The RNAV 

routes listed in this document will be 

subsequently published in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11E, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, 

and effective September 15, 2020. FAA 

Order 7400.11E is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

amending high altitude RNAV ATS 

routes Q–13 and Q–15; establishing high 

altitude RNAV ATS route Q–174, and 

establishing low altitude RNAV ATS 

routes T–338, T–357, T–359, T–361, and 

T–363. The route changes are outlined 

below. 

Q–13: Q–13 is amended to begin at 

the El Paso, TX, VORTAC (ELP) and end 

at the PAWLI, OR, waypoint (WP). 

Moving Q–13 to the west and beginning 

the route at the El Paso, TX, VORTAC 

(ELP) segregates overflight traffic on Q– 

13 from McCarran International Airport 

(KLAS) arrival and departure traffic on 

the new KLAS COKTL Standard 

Terminal Arrival Route (STAR) and 

KLAS JOHKR Standard Instrument 

Departure (SID). By segregating the Qroute from inbound and outbound 

traffic, KLAS departures can be assigned 

requested altitudes sooner. This also 

allows Oakland Air Route Traffic 

Control Center (ARTCC) to deliver 

KLAS arrival traffic to Los Angeles 

ARTCC at higher altitudes than current 

state, and provides the opportunity for 

optimized profile descents. 

Q–15: Q–15 is amended to add the 

SOTOO, NV, WP; the HOUZZ, NV, WP; 

FUULL, NV, WP; and the SKANN, NV, 

WP between the DOVEE, NV, WP and 

the LOMIA, NV, WP. The purpose of 

this routing is to segregate overflight 

traffic on Q–15 from Las Vegas 

McCarran (KLAS) arrival and departure 

traffic. 

Q–174: Q–174 is established between 

the NTELL, CA, WP to the FLCHR, NV, 

WP. Q–174 provides connectivity from 

the California Bay Area airports to Las 

Vegas McCarran and North Las Vegas 

airports. This route also provides an 

efficient path to navigate around active 

special use airspace and facilitate arrival 

sequencing to Las Vegas McCarran and 

satellite airports. 

T–338: T–338 is established between 

the DSIRE, NV, WP to the BOEGY, AZ, 

WP. T–338 provides a lateral path for 

arrivals and departures to the North Las 

Vegas Airport (KVGT), Boulder City 

Municipal Airport (KBVU) and KLAS. 

Additionally, it serves propeller aircraft 

arriving at KVGT and KLAS from points 

east or that are departing from KVGT 

and KLAS to points east. 

T–357: T–357 is established between 

the KONNG, NV, WP to the DSIRE, NV, 

WP. T–357 provides a predictable and 

repeatable path for overflights through 

the Las Vegas TRACON airspace and 

serves as an arrival/departure airway for 

KVGT, Henderson Executive Airport 

(KHND), KBVU, and KLAS aircraft. 

T–359: T–359 is established from the 

DANBY, CA, WP to the DSIRE, NV, WP. 

T–359 provides a predictable and 

repeatable path for overflights through 

the Las Vegas TRACON airspace and 

serve as an arrival/departure airway for 

KVGT, KHND, KBVU, and KLAS 

aircraft. T–359 reduces the current 

requirement for air traffic control 

facilities to issue radar vectors or 

itinerant routing for KVGT arrivals/ 

departures or overflights. 

T–361: T–361 is established from the 

BOEGY, AZ, WP to the Mormon Mesa, 

NV, VORTAC (MMM). T–361 provides 

a predictable and repeatable flight path 

for aircraft flying through the Las Vegas 

TRACON airspace and to serve as an 

arrival/departure airway for KLAS, 

KVGT, KBVU, and KHND. T–361 

reduces the current requirement for air 

traffic control facilities to issue radar 

vectors or itinerant routing for KLAS 

and KHND. 

T–363: T–363 is established from the 

DICSA, NV, FIX to the Mormon Mesa, 

NV, VORTAC (MMM). T–363 provides 

a predictable and repeatable path for 

propeller-driven arrivals and departures 

to and from KHND, KBVU, and KLAS to 

and from points north and northeast. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that the 

actions of amending two high RNAV 

ATS routes (Q–13 and Q–15), 

establishing one high RNAV ATS route 

(Q–174) in the western United States 

qualify for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

and its implementing regulations at 40 

CFR part 1500, and in accordance with 

FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures, 

paragraph 5–6.5a, which categorically 

excludes from further environmental 

impact review rulemaking actions that 

designate or modify classes of airspace 

areas, airways, routes, and reporting 

points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation 

of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace 

Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, these 

actions are not expected to cause any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed these actions for factors 

and circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. The FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

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preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study for the amendments of RNAV 

ATS routes Q–13 and Q–15, or the 

establishment Q–174. Environmental 

impact review of these Q routes was 

separately conducted and documented 

in a Categorical Exclusion Declaration 

document signed on June 15, 2020. The 

establishment of five low altitude RNAV 

ATS routes (T–338, T–357, T–359, T– 

361, and T–363) in the western U.S. was 

reviewed and analyzed for potential 

environmental impacts in the FAA’s 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for The Las Vegas Metroplex 

Project, signed on July 7, 2020. The EA, 

FONSI, and Notice of Availability can 

be found at http://

www.metroplexenvironmental.com/las_

metroplex/las_docs.html. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020 and effective 

September 15, 2020, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–13 El Paso, TX (ELP) to PAWLI, OR [Amended] 

El Paso, TX (ELP) VORTAC (Lat. 31°48′57.28′′ N, long. 106°16′54.78′′ W) 

VERNO, AZ FIX (Lat. 34°15′38.47′′ N, long. 109°37′37.98′′ W) 

NABOB, AZ FIX (Lat. 34°19′40.60′′ N, long. 111°18′53.90′′ W) 

Drake, AZ (DRK) VORTAC (Lat. 34°42′09.19′′ N, long. 112°28′49.23′′ W) 

WOTRO, AZ WP (Lat. 35°10′07.89′′ N, long. 113°19′15.68′′ W) 

PRFUM, AZ WP (Lat. 35°30′24.46′′ N, long. 113°56′34.85′′ W) 

HOUZZ, NV WP (Lat. 36°36′43.75′′ N, long. 116°36′37.60′′ W) 

FUULL, NV WP (Lat. 37°16′52.93′′ N, long. 117°10′13.96′′ W) 

SKANN, NV WP (Lat. 37°22′52.68′′ N, long. 117°15′54.53′′ W) 

LOMIA, NV WP (Lat. 39°13′11.57′′ N, long. 119°06′22.95′′ W) 

RUFUS, CA WP (Lat. 41°26′00.00′′ N, long. 120°00′00.00′′ W) 

PAWLI, OR WP (Lat. 43°10′48.00′′ N, long. 120°55′50.00′′ W) 

* * * * * * * 

Q–15 DOVEE, NV to LOMIA, NV [Amended] 

CHILY, AZ WP (Lat. 34°42′48.61′′ N, long. 112°45′42.27′′ W) 

DOVEE, NV WP (Lat. 35°26′51.07′′ N, long. 114°48′00.94′′ W) 

SOTOO, NV WP (Lat. 36°17′22.55′′ N, long. 116°13′14.12′′ W) 

HOUZZ, NV WP (Lat. 36°36′43.75′′ N, long. 116°36′37.60′′ W) 

FUULL, NV WP (Lat. 37°16′52.93′′ N, long. 117°10′13.96′′ W) 

SKANN, NV WP (Lat. 37°22′52.68′′ N, long. 117°15′54.53′′ W) 

LOMIA, NV WP (Lat. 39°13′11.57′′ N, long. 119°06′22.95′′ W) 

* * * * * * * 

Q–174 NTELL, CA to FLCHR, NV [New] 

NTELL, CA WP (Lat. 36°53′58.99′′ N, long. 119°53′22.21′′ W) 

CABAB, CA WP (Lat. 37°16′36.00′′ N, long. 118°43′12.00′′ W) 

TTMSN, CA WP (Lat. 37°21′11.49′′ N, long. 117°40′54.51′′ W) 

SKANN, NV WP (Lat. 37°22′52.68′′ N, long. 117°15′54.53′′ W) 

FLCHR, NV WP (Lat. 37°06′02.27′′ N, long. 116°52′31.36′′ W) 

* * * * * Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–338 DSIRE, NV to BOEGY, AZ [New] 

DSIRE, NV WP (Lat. 36°13′40.62′′ N, long. 115°14′26.15′′ W) 

LNDIN, NV WP (Lat. 36°13′03.54′′ N, long. 114°50′39.84′′ W) 

WYLND, NV WP (Lat. 36°09′26.64′′ N, long. 114°24′58.20′′ W) 

BOEGY, AZ WP (Lat. 36°05′21.17′′ N, long. 114°03′33.41′′ W) 

* * * * * * * 

T–357 KONNG, NV to DSIRE, NV [New] 

KONNG, NV WP (Lat. 35°27′39.39′′ N, long. 114°57′02.15′′ W) 

DICSA, NV FIX (Lat. 35°52′05.33′′ N, long. 115°02′15.10′′ W) 

WANDR, NV WP (Lat. 36°05′33.54′′ N, long. 115°06′40.87′′ W) 

DSIRE, NV WP (Lat. 36°13′40.62′′ N, long. 115°14′26.15′′ W) 

*******

T–359 DANBY, CA to DSIRE, NV [New] 

DANBY, CA FIX (Lat. 35°18′41.17′′ N, long. 115°47′09.11′′ W) 

DICSA, NV FIX (Lat. 35°52′05.33′′ N, long. 115°02′15.10′′ W) 

RAATT, NV WP (Lat. 36°04′42.74′′ N, long. 115°13′04.33′′ W) 

DSIRE, NV WP (Lat. 36°13′40.62′′ N, long. 115°14′26.15′′ W) 


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* * * * * * * 

T–361 BOEGY, AZ to MORMON MESA, NV [New] 

BOEGY, AZ WP (Lat. 36°05′21.17′′ N, long. 114°03′33.41′′ W) 

PUTTT, AZ WP (Lat. 35°50′09.62′′ N, long. 114°40′35.63′′ W) 

DICSA, NV FIX (Lat. 35°52′05.33′′ N, long. 115°02′15.10′′ W) 

WANDR, NV WP (Lat. 36°05′33.54′′ N, long. 115°06′40.87′′ W) 

LNDIN, NV WP (Lat. 36°13′03.54′′ N, long. 114°50′39.84′′ W) 

SHIEK, NV WP (Lat. 36°24′00.96′′ N, long. 114°27′01.91′′ W) 

Mormon Mesa, 

NV, (MMM) 

VORTAC (Lat. 36°46′09.31′′ N, long. 114°16′38.83′′ W) 

T–363 DICSA, NV, to Mormon Mesa, NV (MMM) [New] 

DICSA, NV FIX (Lat. 35°52′05.33′′ N, long. 115°02′15.10′′ W) 

PUTTT, AZ WP (Lat. 35°50′09.62′′ N, long. 114°40′35.63′′ W) 

SHIEK, NV WP (Lat. 36°24′00.96′′ N, long. 114°27′01.91′′ W) 

MORMON MESA, 

NV (MMM) 

VORTAC (Lat. 36°46′09.31′′ N, long. 114°16′38.83′′ W) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7, 

2020. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27339 Filed 12–11–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

20 CFR Part 702 

RIN 1240–AA13 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act: Electronic Filing, 

Settlement, and Civil Money Penalty 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs (OWCP) 

administers the Longshore and Harbor 

Workers’ Compensation Act and its 

extensions. To improve program 

administration, OWCP is amending its 

existing regulations to require parties to 

file documents electronically, unless 

otherwise provided by statute or 

allowed by OWCP, and to streamline the 

settlement process. Additionally, to 

promote accountability and ensure 

fairness, OWCP is promulgating new 

rules for imposing and reviewing civil 

money penalties prescribed by the 

Longshore Act. The new rules set forth 

the procedures to contest OWCP’s 

penalty determinations. 

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

March 15, 2021, without further action 

unless OWCP receives written 

significant adverse comments to this 

rule by February 12, 2021. If OWCP 

receives significant adverse comments, 

it will publish a timely withdrawal of 

the final rule in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments, identified by RIN number 

1240–AA13, by any of the following 

methods. To facilitate the receipt and 

processing of comments, OWCP 

encourages interested parties to submit 

such comments electronically. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions on the website for 

submitting comments. 

• Regular Mail or Hand Delivery/ 

Courier: Submit comments on paper to 

the Division of Federal Employees’ 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–3229, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210. The Department’s receipt of 

U.S. mail may be significantly delayed 

due to security procedures. You must 

take this into consideration when 

preparing to meet the deadline for 

submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and the 

Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

for this rulemaking. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antonio Rios, Director, Division of 

Federal Employees’ Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation, Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs, 

(202)-693–0040, rios.antonio@dol.gov. 

TTY/TDD callers may dial toll free 1– 

877–889–5627 for further information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background of This Rulemaking 

The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act), 33 

U.S.C. 901–50, establishes a 

comprehensive federal workers’ 

compensation system for an employee’s 

disability or death arising in the course 

of covered maritime employment. 

Metro. Stevedore Co. v. Rambo, 515 U.S. 

291, 294 (1995). The Act’s provisions 

have been extended to (1) contractors 

working on military bases or U.S. 

government contracts outside the 

United States (Defense Base Act, 42 

U.S.C. 1651–54); (2) employees of 

nonappropriated fund instrumentalities 

(Nonappropriated Fund 

Instrumentalities Act, 5 U.S.C. 8171– 

73); (3) employees engaged in 

operations that extract natural resources 

from the outer continental shelf (Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 

1333(b)); and (4) private employees in 

the District of Columbia injured prior to 

July 26, 1982 (District of Columbia 

Workers’ Compensation Act of May 17, 

1928, Public Law 70–419 (formerly 

codified at 36 DC Code 501 et seq. 

(1973) (repealed 1979)). Consequently, 

the Act and its extensions cover a broad 

range of claims for injuries that occur 

throughout the United States and 

around the world. 

OWCP’s sound administration of 

these programs involves periodic 

reexamination of the procedures used 

for claims processing and related issues. 

OWCP has identified three areas where 

improvements can be made. The first is 

expanding electronic filing and 

requiring private parties to transmit all 

documents and information to OWCP 

electronically, except when the 

individual does not have a computer, 

lacks access to the internet, or lacks the 

ability to utilize the internet. Receiving 

documents and information in 

electronic form speeds claims 

administration and simplifies 

recordkeeping requirements. The 

second is streamlining settlement 

procedures. This too should speed the 

settlement-approval process and lessen 

the parties’ burdens to submit multiple 

documents to have a settlement 

considered. Finally, OWCP is updating 

its existing penalty regulations and 

filling a gap by proposing a procedural 

scheme for employers to challenge 

penalties assessed against them. These 


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