Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self-Insurers

Document 2024-28848 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on December 12, 2024, with an effective date of January 13, 2025. This final rule revises the regulations under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) governing authorization of self-insurers. The updated regulations determine the process for coal mine operators to apply for authorization to self-insure, the requirements operators must meet to qualify to self-insure, the amount of security self-insured operators must provide, and the process for operators to appeal determinations made by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/12/2024-28848/black-lung-benefits-act-authorization-of-self-insurers.

No. Document 2024-28848 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.