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

Division of Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation

200 Constitution Avenue N.W. , Room C-4319

Washington, DC 20210

July 31, 2019

Notice No. 172

To: Insurance Carriers and Self-Insured Employers under the Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and its extensions, and the District Of 

Columbia Compensation Act 

Subject: 2019 Final Assessment for the Special Fund 

Notice: This notice addresses the 2019 Final Assessment billing and instructions for 

forwarding payment. (PLEASE READ PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY) 

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On January 29, 2019, 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 2018. Instructions for the submission of Form LS513, Report of Payments, was included in the Industry Notice.

All payments made during calendar year 2018 by insurance carriers and self-insured 

employers have now been reported. A total of $832,150,055 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 $1,983,134 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 2019, a total of $100,000,000 is needed 

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

total of $5,000,000 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.

On July 31, 2019 the Office mailed all final 2019 assessment bills reflecting amounts owed 

for the assessment year. The billing mailed by the Office 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.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYING YOUR FINAL ASSESSMENT(S)

Options for remitting payment: The U.S. Treasury has mandated that payments to the 

Federal government be conducted by FedWire/ACH credit to the greatest extent possible. 

Payment Option 1 – To process a Fed Wire with Treasury New York, you

MUST email your wire instructions to the Longshore Assessment Questions email 

box: Longshore_Assessment_Questions@dol.gov with the subject line “WIRE 

INSTRUCTIONS” prior to the transaction. When emailing the wire instructions, you 

must include your company’s name, the bill and sequence numbers (SEQ) as shown 

on the bill; the bill and SEQ number can be found on the top left hand corner of your 

bill. 

Bank: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Routing number: 021030004

Account number: 16150003

Payment Option 2 – You may also submit a check made payable to U.S. 

Department of Labor, with a copy of the bill, to the address below. Please note that 

your check will be converted to an electronic fund transfer and electronically debited 

to your account. The original check will be destroyed but a copy will be retained. 

U.S. Department of Labor

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 

200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Room C-4319

Washington, D.C. 20210

Payments should not be combined regardless of whether payment is made via

wire or check:

• Do not combine payments for subsidiary companies that fall under your 

control. If paying by check, you should submit a separate check for each 

subsidiary with a corresponding bill attached. If paying by wire, your wire 

instructions should clearly reflect the subsidiaries for which you are 

forwarding payment and the individual amounts remitted.

• Do not combine payments for the LHWCA assessment and the DCCA 

assessment.

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YOUR DEADLINES

Due Dates: 

Payment of the Final Assessment bill is due by August 30, 2019.
Questions: For questions pertaining to this year's final assessment, please submit your 

inquiry to the Longshore Assessment Questions email box at the following address:

Longshore_Assessment_Questions@dol.gov

You may also call the OWCP/DLHWC Branch of Financial Management Insurance and 

Assessments at (202) 354-9620. 

Douglas Fitzgerald

Director, Division of Longshore and 

Harbor Workers' Compensation