U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs 

Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' 

Compensation

Washington, D.C. 20210

 

July 18, 2013

INDUSTRY NOTICE No. 142 

TO: INSURANCE CARRIERS AND SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS, LONGSHORE AND 

HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT AND EXTENSIONS

SUBJECT: CY 2013 ASSESSMENT FOR THE SPECIAL FUND, SECTION 44

OF THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT

On January 11, 2013, pursuant to Section 44 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act, a Notice was sent to all insurance carriers and self-insured employers 

authorized under the Act and its extensions (including the District of Columbia 

Compensation Act) , requesting a report of the amount of all compensation and medical 

payments made during calendar year 2012. Form LS-513, Report of Payments, was 

attached to the Notice.

All payments made during calendar year 2012 by insurance carriers and self-insured 

employers have now been reported. A total of $813,155,807 in compensation payments 

has been reported under the Longshore Act and three extensions, the Defense Base Act, the 

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and the Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act. A 

total of $2,506,506 has been reported under the District of Columbia Compensation Act for 

compensation and medical payments in cases where the date of injury arose prior to July 

26, 1982.

This Office has determined that for calendar year 2013, a total of $123,000,000 is needed 

for the Special Fund under the Longshore Act and extensions (excluding the D.C. Act) and a 

total of $9,000,000 is needed for the Special Fund under the District of Columbia Act. 

Proceeds from the Special Fund assessment are used for payments under Sections 8(f), 

10(h), and 18(b) plus other payments provided for under Section 44 of the Act.

This notice accompanies the bill for final amounts owed on your CY 2013 assessment. The 

attached billing form shows the calculation on which your assessment is based. Under the 

Longshore Act and extensions (except the D.C. Act) the assessment is based on (1) the 

ratio of the amount each carrier or self-insurer paid during the prior calendar year for 

compensation benefits in relation to the amount all such carriers and self-insurers paid 

during that period, and (2), the ratio of the amount of payments made by the Special Fund 

attributable to each carrier or self-insurer for cases being paid under Section 8(f) of the Act 

during the preceding calendar year in relation to the total of such payments. The resulting 

sum is divided by two and multiplied by the estimated expenses of the Fund. The amount 

paid for the advance assessment is credited against the total assessment and the amount 

now due is shown as the last figure.

Under the District of Columbia Compensation Act the ratio of the amount each carrier or 

self-insurer paid during the prior calendar year for compensation and medical benefits in 
relation to the amount all such carriers and self-insurers paid during that period is multiplied 

by the estimated expenses of the Fund.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, AND MAIL IT TO:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation

200 CONSTITUTION AVE. N.W. – Room C-4319

Washington D.C. 20210

TAX ID# 61-1609381

You may also process a Fed Wire with TREASURY New York. 

Bank: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Routing number: 021030004

Account number: 16150003

You must FAX a copy of the bill and your wire instructions with the sequence 

number and bill number to (202) 693-1380 prior to the transaction.

Payment must be received no later than August 30, 2013. Please provide the Sequence 

No. and bill No. with any payments and include a copy of the bill with all checks. Please 

direct any inquiries concerning your assessment to Ms. Kathy Blackwell of this office at 

(202) 693-0590, email at Blackwell.kathy@dol.gov, or FAX (202) 693-1380.

Antonio A. Rios

Acting Director, Division of 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation