Black Lung regulations in effect prior to January 19, 2001
- 20 CFR Part 718 ["Part C" claims filed after April 1, 1980]
- 20 CFR Part 725 [Procedures applicable to "Part C" claims]
- 20 CFR Part 727 ["Part C" claims filed after July 1, 1973]
- 20 CFR Part 410 ["Part B" claims filed on or before July 1, 1973 (Links to GPO Access)]
Selected Regulatory History
- Proposed Rule, Black Lung Benefits Act: Disclosure of Medical Information and Payment of Benefits, 80 Fed. Reg. 23743 (Apr. 29, 2015) PDF (proposed rule would (1) require parties to disclose all medical information developed in connection with a claim for benefits; (2) clarify that a liable coal mine operator is obligated to pay benefits during post-award modification proceedings and that a supplemental report from a physician is considered merely a continuation of the physician's earlier report for purposes of the evidence-limiting rules)
- Amendments to elminate procedural requirement that the parties' names be included in a Decision and Order, 72 Fed. Reg. 4202 (Jan. 30, 2007) PDF | HTM
- Amendments to conform regulations to holdings in National Mining Ass'n v. Dep't of Labor , 292 F.3d 849 (D.C. Cir. 2002), 68 Fed. Reg. 69929 (Dec. 15, 2003) PDF | HTM
- Final Rule (Dec. 20, 2000), 65 Fed. Reg. 79919 PDF | HTM
- Revised Proposed Rule, 64 Fed. Reg. 54965 (Oct. 8, 1999) PDF | HTM
- Proposed Rule, 62 Fed. Reg. 3337 (Jan. 22, 1997) PDF | HTM