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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 20

Employees' Benefits

Chapter I

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor

Part 10

Claims for Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, As Amended

Subpart E

Compensation and Related Benefits

• Section Number: 10.412
• Section Name: Will OWCP pay the costs of burial and transportation of the remains?

    In a case accepted for death benefits, OWCP will pay up to $800 for 
funeral and burial expenses. When an employee's home is within the 
United States and the employee dies outside the United States, or away 
from home or the official duty station, an additional amount may be paid 
for transporting the remains to the employee's home. An additional 
amount of $200 is paid to the personal representative of the decedent 
for reimbursement of the costs of terminating the decedent's status as 
an employee of the United States.