{"abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the regulations providing for appeals before the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (Board). The Board has jurisdiction over appeals arising under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). 5 U.S.C. 8149. Over the forty-six years since the last major revisions to the Board's procedural regulations, several aspects of the current rules have become outdated by case law precedent or technological advances. These proposed revisions will provide updated rules and guidance to all federal employees who seek to appeal from the decisions of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) under FECA.","action":"Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM); Request for Comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employees Compensation Appeals Board","name":"Employees Compensation Appeals Board","id":132,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employees-compensation-appeals-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/132","parent_id":271,"slug":"employees-compensation-appeals-board"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2008/06/20/E8-13910.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":501,"title":20}],"citation":"73 FR 35102","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2008-08-19","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The Department invites interested persons to submit comments on this proposed rule. To ensure consideration, comments must be in writing and must be received on or before August 19, 2008.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E8-13910","effective_on":null,"end_page":35111,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2008/06/20/E8-13910.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/20/E8-13910/rules-of-procedure","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E8-13910?publication_date=2008-06-20","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2008-06-20/E8-13910/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":10,"page_views":{"count":392,"last_updated":"2026-04-12 14:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-06-20/pdf/E8-13910.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-06-20","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2008/06/20/E8-13910.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1290-AA22":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["1290-AA22"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-14T08:35:56Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":35102,"subtype":null,"title":"Rules of Procedure","toc_doc":"Rules of Procedure","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":73}