(a) Upon making the first payment of benefits and upon suspension, reduction, or increase of payments, the operator or other employer responsible for making payments shall immediately notify the deputy commissioner of the action taken, in accordance with a form prescribed by the Office.
(b) Within 16 days after final payment of benefits has been made by an employer, such employer shall so notify the deputy commissioner, in accordance with a form prescribed by the Office, stating that such final payment, has been made, the total amount of benefits paid, the name of the beneficiary, and such other information as the Office deems pertinent.
(c) The Director may from time to time prescribe such additional reports to be made by operators, other employers, or carriers as the Director may consider necessary for the efficient administration of the Act.
(d) Any employer who fails or refuses to file any report required of such employer under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each failure or refusal, which penalty shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in 725.495, as appropriate.
(e) No request for information or response to such request shall be considered a report for purposes of this section or the Act, unless it is so designated by the Director or by this section.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1215-0064)

(Pub. L. No. 96-511)

[43 FR 36772, Aug. 18, 1978, as amended at 49 FR 18295, Apr. 30, 1984]