SYSTEM NAME:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Black Lung Antidiscrimination Files.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Department of Labor. Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Individuals filing complaints against employers on account of discharge or other acts of discrimination by reason of pneumoconiosis.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual correspondence, investigative records, employment records, payroll records, medical reports, any other documents or reports pertaining to an individual's work history, education, medical condition or hiring practices of the employer.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
30 U.S.C. 938.
PURPOSE(S):
To maintain records that are used to process complaints against employers who discharge or otherwise discriminate against individuals because they suffer from pneumoconiosis.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Disclosure of file content may be made to any party in interest to the complaint, including the coal company, the coal company's insurer, the claimant, medical providers, and legal representatives of any party for purposes related to the complaint.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Files are stored electronically and/or on paper.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Files are retrieved by coal miner's name and social security number.
SAFEGUARDS:
Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data and locked locations for paper files.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are retained for 10 years after case is closed in accordance with the applicable Records Schedule.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Director, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager or submitted in such other manner as directed by OWCP.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
A request for access should be mailed to the System Manager or submitted in such other manner as directed by OWCP.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
A petition for amendment should be mailed to the System Manager or submitted in such other manner as directed by OWCP.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information contained in this System is obtained from individuals, employers, medical providers and investigators.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
None.