20 CFR 725.547 - Applicability of overpayment and underpayment provisions to operator or carrier.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Mar 17, 2025

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§ 725.547 - Applicability of overpayment and underpayment provisions to operator or carrier.

(a) The provisions of this subpart relating to overpayments and underpayments shall be applicable to overpayments and underpayments made by responsible operators or their insurance carriers, as appropriate.

(b) No operator or carrier may recover, or make an adjustment of, an overpayment without prior application to, and approval by, the Office which shall exercise full supervisory authority over the recovery or adjustment of all overpayments.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901

source: 65 FR 80054, Dec. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 20 CFR 725.547