§ 1.1 Under what authority does the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs operate?
§ 1.2 What functions are assigned to OWCP?
§ 1.3 What rules are contained in this chapter?
§ 1.4 Where are other rules concerning OWCP functions found?
§ 1.5 When was the former Bureau of Employees’ Compensation abolished?
§ 1.6 How were many of OWCP’s current functions administered in the past?
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Terms Used In 20 CFR Part 1 - Performance of Functions

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.