PART 71—PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO RECORDS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 552a as amended; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. Source: 63 FR 56741, Oct. 22, 1998, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—General § 71.1 General provisions. (a) Purpose and scope. (b) Government-wide systems of records. (i) All records, including claim forms, medical, investigative and other reports, statements of witnesses, and other papers relating to claims for compensation filed under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (as amended and extended), are covered by the government-wide system of records entitled DOL/GOVT-1. This system is maintained by and under the control of the Employment Standards Administration's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), and, as such, all records contained in the OWCP claims file, as well as all copies of such documents retained and/or maintained by the injured worker's employing agency, are official records of the OWCP. (ii) The protection, release, inspection and copying of records covered by DOL/GOVT-1 shall be accomplished in accordance with the rules, guidelines and provisions of this part, as well as with part 70 of this subtitle, and with the notice of the systems of records and routine uses published in the Federal Register. (iii)(A) While an employing agency may establish procedures that an injured employee or beneficiary should follow in requesting access to documents it maintains, any decision issued in response to such a request must comply with the rules and regulations of the Department of Labor. (B) Any administrative appeal taken from a denial issued by the employing agency shall be filed with the Solicitor of Labor in accordance with §§ 71.7 and 71.9 of this part. (iv) No agency other than the OWCP has authority to issue determinations in response to requests for the correction or amendment of records contained in or covered by DOL/GOVT-1. Any request for correction or amendment received by an employing agency must be referred to the OWCP for review and decision. (2) For the government-wide system of records entitled DOL/GOVT-2 (Job Corps Student Records), a system maintained by and under the control of the Employment and Training Administration, the regulations of this Department shall govern, including the procedure for requesting access to, or amendment of the records, as well as appeals therefrom, shall govern. (c) Definitions. (1) Agency (2) Component (3) Individual Data Subject (4) Record (5) Requester (6) Routine use (7) Statistical record (8) System of records (9) Under the control of agency records (10) He, his, him § 71.2 Requests for access to records. (a) Procedure for making requests for access to records. See (b) Description of records sought. (c) Agreement to pay fees. (d) Verification of identity. (1) Any requester making a request in writing must state in his request his full name, and current address. In addition, a requester must provide with his request an example of his signature, which shall be notarized, or signed as an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746. In order to facilitate the identification of the requested records, a requester may also include in his request his Social Security number. (2) Any requester submitting a request in person may provide to the component a form of official photographic identification, such as a passport, an identification badge or a driver's license which contains the photograph of the requester. If a requester is unable to produce a form of photographic identification, he may provide to the component two or more acceptable forms of identification bearing his name and address. In all cases, sufficient identification must be presented to confirm that the requester is the individual data subject. (e) Verification of guardianship. (1) His identity, as required in paragraph (d) of this section, (2) That the requester is the parent, guardian, or representative of the subject of the record, which may be proved by providing a copy of the subject's birth certificate showing parentage or by providing a court order establishing the guardianship, and (3) That he seeks to act on behalf of the subject of the record. (f) The disclosure officer may waive the requirements set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section when he deems such action to be appropriate, and may substitute in lieu thereof, other reasonable means of identification. § 71.3 Responses by components to requests for access to records. (a) In general. (1) First receives a request for access to a record, and (2) Has possession of the requested record is the component ordinarily responsible for responding to the request. (b) Authority to grant or deny requests. i.e. (c) Processing of requests for access not properly addressed. (d) Date for determining responsive records. (e) First party requests. § 71.4 Form and content of component responses. (a) Form of notice granting request for access. (b) Form of notice denying request for access. (1) The name and title or position of the person responsible for the denial; (2) A brief statement of the reason or reasons for the denial, including the Privacy Act and FOIA exemption or exemptions which the component has relied upon in denying the request; and (3) A statement that the denial may be appealed under § 71.7(a), and a description of the requirements of that paragraph. (c) Record cannot be located. (d) Medical records. § 71.5 Access to records. (a) Manner of access. (b) Accompanying person. § 71.6 Fees for access to records. (a) When charged. (b) Notice of estimated fees amounting to between $25 to $250. (c) Notice of estimated fees in excess of $250. (d) Form of payment. § 71.7 Appeals from denials of access. (a) Appeals to the Solicitor of Labor. (b) Form of action on appeal. (c) Delegation of Authority by the Solicitor of Labor. § 71.8 Preservation of records. Each component shall preserve all correspondence relating to the requests it receives under this subpart, and all records processed pursuant to such requests, until such time as the destruction of such correspondence and records is authorized pursuant to title 44 of the U.S. Code and record schedules approved by the National Archives and Records Administration, and otherwise in accordance with retention requirements as published in the agency's system of records. Under no circumstances shall records be destroyed while they are the subject of a pending request for access, appeal, or lawsuit under the Act. § 71.9 Request for correction or amendment of records. (a) How made. (b) Initial determination. (c) Appeals. (d) Determination on appeal. (1) If the denial of a request is affirmed on appeal, the requester shall be so notified in writing and advised of: (i) The reason or reasons the denial has been affirmed, (ii) The requester's right to file a Statement of Disagreement, as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, and (iii) The requester's right to obtain judicial review of the denial in the U.S. District Court for the judicial district in which the requester resides or has its principal place of business, the judicial district in which the record is located, or the District of Columbia. (2) If the denial is reversed on appeal, the requester shall be so notified and the request for correction or amendment shall be promptly remanded to the component that denied the request for processing in accordance with the decision on appeal. (e) Delegation of Authority by the Solicitor of Labor. (f) Statements of disagreement. (g) Notices of correction or amendment or disagreement. § 71.10 Certain records not subject to correction. Certain records are not subject to correction or amendment. These include, but are not limited to: (a) Transcripts of testimony given under oath or written statements made under oath; (b) Transcripts or decisions of grand jury, administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial proceedings which constitute the official record of such proceedings; (c) Records duly exempted from correction pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j) or 552a(k) by rulemaking promulgated under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. § 71.11 Emergency disclosures. If the record of an individual has been disclosed to any person under compelling circumstances affecting the health or safety of any person, as described in 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(8), the individual to whom the record pertains shall be notified of the disclosure at his last known address within 10 working days. The notice of such disclosure shall be in writing and shall state the nature of the information disclosed, the person or agency to whom it was disclosed, the date of disclosure, and the compelling circumstances justifying the disclosure. The officer who made or authorized the disclosure shall be responsible for providing such notification. § 71.12 Use and collection of social security numbers. (a) Each component unit that requests an individual to disclose his social security account number shall provide the individual, in writing, with the following information: (1) The statute, regulation, Executive Order or other authority under which the number is solicited; (2) Whether the disclosure is mandatory or voluntary; and (3) The consequences, if any, to the individual should he or she refuse or fail to disclose the number. (b) Neither the Department nor any of its component units shall, in the absence of specific federal statutory authority, deny to an individual any right, benefit or privilege provided by law solely because of such individual's refusal to disclose his social security account number. (c) The head of each component unit shall ensure that employees authorized to collect social security account numbers or tax identifying numbers, are aware of the statutory or other basis for collecting such information, of the uses to which such numbers may be put, and of the consequences, if any, that might follow if a person refuses to disclose the requested number. § 71.13 Employee standards of conduct. (a) Each component shall inform its employees of the provisions of the Privacy Act, including the Act's civil liability and criminal penalty provisions. Each component also shall notify its employees that they have a duty to: (1) Protect the security of records, (2) Ensure the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness of records, (3) Avoid the unauthorized disclosure, either verbal or written, of records, and (4) Ensure that the component maintains no system of records without public notice. (b) Except to the extent that the Privacy Act permits such activities, an employee of the Department of Labor shall: (1) Not collect information of a personal nature from individuals unless the employee is authorized to collect such information to perform a function or discharge a responsibility of the Department; (2) Collect from individuals only that information which is necessary to the performance of the functions or to the discharge of the responsibilities of the Department; (3) Collect information about an individual directly from that individual, whenever practicable; (4) Inform each individual from whom information is collected of: (i) The legal authority that authorizes the Department to collect such information, (ii) The principal purposes for which the Department intends to use the information, (iii) The routine uses the Department may make of the information, and (iv) The practical and legal effects upon the individual of not furnishing the information; (5) Maintain all records which are used by the agency in making any determination about any individual with such accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness as to ensure fairness to the individual in the determination; (6) Maintain no record describing how any individual exercises rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, unless: (i) The individual has volunteered such information for his own benefit, (ii) A statute expressly authorizes the Department to collect, maintain, use, or disseminate the information, or (iii) The individual's beliefs, activities, or membership are pertinent to and within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity; (7) Notify the head of the component of the existence or development of any system of records that has not been disclosed to the public; (8) Disclose no record to anyone, for any use, unless authorized by the Act; (9) Maintain and use records with care to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of a record to anyone; and (10) Notify the head of the component of any record that contains information that the Act or the foregoing provisions of this paragraph do not permit the Department to maintain. § 71.14 Use of nonpublic information. (a) Prohibition. See (2) Nonpublic information is information that an employee gains by reason of Federal employment that he knows or reasonably should know has not been made available to the general public. Nonpublic information includes information contained in a Privacy Act system of records which an individual knew or should have known: (i) Is normally exempt from disclosure under Exemptions 6 or 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act, or is otherwise protected from disclosure by statute, Executive Order or regulation; (ii) Has not actually been disseminated to the general public and is not authorized to be made available to the public upon request. (b) Sanctions. (c) Public disclosures by third parties of DOL Privacy Act records. § 71.15 Training. All DOL systems managers, disclosure officers, and employees with responsibilities under the Privacy Act shall periodically attend training offered by the Department on the Privacy Act. Subpart B—Exemption of Records Systems Under the Privacy Act § 71.50 General exemptions pursuant to subsection (j) of the Privacy Act. (a) The following systems of records are eligible for exemption under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) because they are maintained by a component of the agency or subcomponent which performs as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws, and they contain investigatory material compiled for criminal law enforcement purposes. Accordingly, these systems of records are exempt from the following subsections of 552a of title 5 U.S. Code: (c)(3) and (4), (d), (e)(1), (2), and (3), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), (e)(5) and (8), (f) and (g). (1) DOL/ESA-45 (Investigative Files of the Office of Labor-Management Standards), a system of records maintained by the Office of Labor-Management Standards. (2) DOL/OIG-1 (General Investigative Files, and Subject Title Index, USDOL/OIG), a system of records maintained by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). (3) DOL/OIG-2 (Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Records), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (4) DOL/OIG-3 (Case Development Records), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (5) DOL/OIG-5 (Investigative Case Tracking Systems/Audit Information Reporting Systems, USDOL/OIG), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (6) DOL/MSHA-20 (Civil/Criminal Investigations), a system of records maintained by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. (7) DOL/EBSA-2 (Office of Enforcement Index Cards and Investigation Files), a system of records maintained by the Employee Benefits Security Administration. (b) This exemption applies to the extent that information in these systems of records is subject to exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). (c) These systems are exempted for the reasons set forth in paragraphs (c)(1) through (12) of this section, from the following subsections of 5 U.S.C. 552a: (1) Subsection (c)(3). (2) Subsection (c)(4). (3) Subsection (d). (4) Subsection (e)(1). (5) Subsection (e)(2). (6) Subsection (e)(3). (7) Subsections (e)(4)(G) and (H). (8) Subsection (e)(4)(I). Federal Register (9) Subsection (e)(5). (10) Subsection (e)(8). (11) Subsection (f). (12) Subsection (g). [63 FR 56741, Oct. 22, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 16399, Apr. 3, 2003] § 71.51 Specific exemptions pursuant to subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy Act. (a) The following systems of records are eligible for exemption under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) because they contain investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes other than material within the scope of subsection (j)(2) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. Provided however, that if any individual is denied any right, privilege or benefit to which he would otherwise be entitled by Federal law, or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as a result of the maintenance of such material, such material shall be provided to such individual, except to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to January 1, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. Accordingly the following systems of records are exempt from (c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. (1) DOL/GOVT-1 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Federal Employees' Compensation Act File), a system of records maintained by the Employment Standards Administration (ESA). (2) DOL/OASAM-17 (Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Files), a system of records maintained by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM). (3) DOL/OASAM-19 (Negotiated Grievance Procedure and Unfair Labor Practice Files), a system of records maintained by OASAM. (4) DOL/OASAM-20 (Personnel Investigation Records), a system of records maintained by OASAM. (5) DOL/OASAM-22 (Civil Rights Center Discrimination Complaint Case Files), a system of records maintained by OASAM. (6) DOL/OASAM-29 (OASAM Employee Administrative Investigation File), a system of records maintained by OASAM. (7) DOL/BLS-7 (BLS Employee Conduct Investigation), a system of records maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (8) DOL/ESA-2 (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Complaint Files), a system of records maintained by ESA. (9) DOL/ESA-25 (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Management Information Systems (OFCCP/MIS), a system of records maintained by ESA. (10) DOL/ESA-26 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Investigation Files), a system of records maintained by ESA. (11) DOL/ESA-27 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore Act Claimant Representatives), a system of records maintained by ESA. (12) DOL/ESA-28 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Physicians and Health Care Providers Excluded under the Longshore Act), a system of records maintained by ESA. (13) DOL/ESA-29 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Physicians and Health Care Providers Excluded under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act), a system of records maintained by ESA. (14) DOL/ESA-32 (ESA, Complaint and Employee Conduct Investigations), a system of records maintained by ESA. (15) DOL/ESA-36 (ESA, Wage and Hour Division, MSPA/FLCRA Civil Money Penalty Record Files), a system of records maintained by ESA. (16) DOL/ESA-40 (ESA, Wage and Hour Division, MSPA/FLCRA Tracer List), a system of records maintained by ESA. (17) DOL/ESA-41 (ESA, Wage and Hour Division, MSPA/FLCRA Certificate Action Record Files), a system of records maintained by ESA. (18) DOL/ESA-45 (Investigative Files of the Office of Labor-Management Standards), a system maintained by the Office of Labor-Management Standards. (19) DOL/ETA-16 (Employment and Training Administration Investigatory File), a system of records maintained by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). (20) DOL/ETA-22 (ETA Employee Conduct Investigations), a system of records maintained by ETA. (21) DOL/OIG-1 (General Investigative Files, and Subject Title Index, USDOL/OIG), a system of records maintained by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). (22) DOL/OIG-2 (Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Records), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (23) DOL/OIG-3 (Case Development Records), a system of records maintained by OIG. (24) DOL/OIG-5 (Investigative Case Tracking Systems/Audit Information Reporting Systems, USDOL/OIG), a system of records maintained by OIG. (25) DOL/MSHA-10 (Discrimination Investigations), a system of records maintained by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). (26) DOL/MSHA-19 (Employee Conduct Investigations), a system of records maintained by MSHA. (27) DOL/MSHA-20 (Civil/Criminal Investigations), a system of records maintained by MSHA. (28) DOL/OSHA-1 (Discrimination Complaint File), a system of records maintained by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). (29) DOL/OSHA-12 (Employee Conduct Investigations), a system of records maintained by OSHA. (30) DOL/EBSA-2 (Office of Enforcement Index Cards and Investigation Files), a system of records maintained by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). (31) DOL/EBSA-7 (EBSA Employee Conduct Investigations), a system of records maintained by EBSA. (32) DOL/SOL-8 (Special Litigation Files), a system of records maintained by the Office of the Solicitor (SOL). (33) DOL/SOL-9 (Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Appeals Files), a system of records maintained by SOL. (34) DOL/SOL-11 (Division of Civil Rights and Labor Management Defensive Litigation Files), a system of records maintained by SOL. (35) DOL/SOL-12 (Third-party Recovery Files), a system of records maintained by SOL. (36) DOL/SOL-13 (SOL Employee Conduct Investigations), a system of records maintained by SOL. (37) DOL/SOL-15 (Solicitor's Office Litigation Files), a system of records maintained by SOL. (38) DOL/VETS-1 (Veterans' Reemployment Complaint File—VETS-1), a system of records maintained by the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS). (39) DOL/VETS-2 (Veterans' Preference Complaint File), a system of records maintained by VETS. (b) This exemption applies to the extent that information in these systems is subject to exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). (c) The systems of records listed under paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(39) of this section are exempted for the reasons set forth in paragraphs (c) (1) through (6) of this section, from the following subsections of 5 U.S.C. 552a: (1) Subsection (c)(3). (2) Subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(4). (3) Subsection (e)(1). Federal Register (4) Subsections (e)(4) (G) and (H). (5) Subsection (e)(4)(I). Federal Register (6) Subsection (f). [63 FR 56741, Oct. 22, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 16399, Apr. 3, 2003; 72 FR 37099, July 9, 2007] § 71.52 Specific exemptions pursuant to subsection (k)(5) of the Privacy Act. (a) The following systems of records are eligible for exemption under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) because they contain investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment, military service, Federal contracts, or access to classified information, but only to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to January 1, 1975 , under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. Accordingly, these systems of records are exempt from (c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. (1) DOL/OASAM-20 (Personnel Investigation Records), a system of records maintained by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM). (2) DOL/OIG-1 (General Investigative Files, and Subject Title Index, USDOL/OIG), a system of records maintained by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). (3) DOL/OIG-2 (Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Records), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (4) DOL/OIG-3 (Case Development Records), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (5) DOL/OIG-5 (Investigative Case Tracking Systems/Audit Information Reporting Systems, USDOL/OIG), a system of records maintained by the OIG. (b) This exemption applies to the extent that information in these systems is subject to exemption pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5). (c) The systems of records listed under paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section are exempted for the reasons set forth in paragraphs (c)(1) through (6) of this section, from the following subsections of 5 U.S.C. 552a: (1) Subsection (c)(3). (2) Subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(4). (3) Subsection (e)(1). Federal Register (4) Subsections (e)(4)(G) and (H). (5) Subsection (e)(4)(I). Federal Register (6) Subsection (f). Appendix A to Part 71—Responsible Officials (a)(1) The titles of the responsible officials of the various independent agencies in the Department of Labor are listed below. This list is provided for information and to assist requesters in locating the office most likely to have responsive records. The officials may be changed by appropriate designation. Unless otherwise specified, the mailing addresses of the officials shall be: U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210-0002. When addressing communications to an office or division within a Department of Labor agency, include the agency and sub-agency name. Administrative Review Board (ARB) Chairperson Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP) Assistant Secretary for Policy Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Associate Commissioner, Office of Administration The mailing address for responsible officials in the Bureau of Labor Statistics is: Rm. 4040—Postal Square Bldg., 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE., Washington, DC 20212-0001. Benefits Review Board (BRB) Chief Administrative Appeals Judge Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Director, Office of Participant Assistance Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB) Chairperson Employment Standards Administration (ESA) Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Unit Office of Management, Administration and Planning Director, Office of Management, Administration and Planning Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Deputy Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Special Assistant to the Director Director for Division of Planning, Policy, and Standards Director for Federal Employees' Compensation Director for Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Director for Coal Mine Workers' Compensation Director for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Wage and Hour Division Administrator Deputy Administrator Deputy National Office Program Administrator Director, Office of Enforcement Policy Deputy Director, Office of Enforcement Policy Director, Office of Planning and Analysis Director, Office of Wage Determinations Director, Office of External Affairs Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance Programs Deputy Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director, Division of Policy, Planning and Program Development Deputy Director, Division of Policy, Planning and Program Development Director, Division of Program Operations Deputy Director, Division of Program Operations Director, Division of Management and Administrative Programs Office of Labor-Management Standards Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Standards Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Assistant Secretary of Labor Deputy Assistant Secretary, Workforce Investment System Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment Administrator, Office of Workforce Security Administrator, Office of National Response Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance Administrator, Office of Field Operations Regional Administrator, Boston Regional Administrator, Philadelphia Regional Administrator, Atlanta Regional Administrator, Dallas Regional Administrator, Chicago Regional Administrator, San Francisco Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration & National Activity Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Boston Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Philadelphia Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Atlanta Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Dallas Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Chicago Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, San Francisco Administrator, Office of Policy Development & Research Administrator, Office of Financial & Administrative Management Director, Office of Financial and Administrative Services Director, Office of Grants and Contracts Management Chief, Division of Contract Services Chief, Division of Federal Assistance Director, Office of Human Resources Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Director, Office of Special Program & Emergency Preparedness Administrator, Office of Performance & Technology Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Deputy Undersecretary, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary Office of Job Corps (OJC) National Director Regional Director, Boston Regional Director, Philadelphia Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Director, Chicago Regional Director, Dallas Regional Director, San Francisco Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Director of Office of Standards, Regulations, and Standards The mailing address for the responsible official in the Mine Safety and Health Administration is: 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Office of the Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) Chief Administrative Law Judge Legal Counsel The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Law Judges is: Chief, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 800 K Street, NW., Suite N-400, Washington, DC 20001-8002. Office of Adjudicatory Services (OAS) Executive Director Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Performance Planning Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security and Emergency Management Director, Business Operations Center Director, Civil Rights Center Director, Human Resources Center Director, Information Technology Center Director, Departmental Budget Center Director, Center for Program Planning and Results Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Chief Financial Officer Associate Deputy Secretary for Adjudication Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA) Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Director, Policy and Research Director, Operations Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Disclosure Officer Office of Public Affairs (OPA) Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of the Secretary of Labor (OSEC) Secretary of Labor, Attention: Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Director Office of the Solicitor of Labor (SOL) Deputy Solicitor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary (2) Director, Office of Communications Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Director, Directorate of Administrative Programs Director, Directorate of Construction Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs Director, Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis Director, Directorate of Information Technology Director, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Director, Directorate of Training and Education The mailing address for OSHA's Directorate of Training and Education is 2020 South Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005-4102. Regional Administrator, Boston Regional Administrator, New York Regional Administrator, Philadelphia Regional Administrator, Atlanta Regional Administrator, Chicago Regional Administrator, Dallas Regional Administrator, Kansas City Regional Administrator, Denver Regional Administrator, San Francisco Regional Administrator, Seattle Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Director, Office of Agency, Management and Budget Women's Bureau Director National Office Coordinator (2) The titles of the responsible officials in the regional offices Region I U.S. Department of Labor, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Region II 201 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014 Region III Gateway Building, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Curtis Center, 170 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3305 (BLS only) This also is an OSHA address. Region IV U.S. Department of Labor, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Region V Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604 1240 East Ninth Street, Room 851, Cleveland, Ohio 44199 (FEC only) Region VI 525 Griffin Square Building, Griffin & Young Streets, Dallas, Texas 75202 Region VII City Center Square Building, 1100 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112 (For BLS only: contact Region VI.) Region VIII 1999 Broadway Street, Denver, Colorado 80202 (For BLS only: contact Region VI.) Region IX San Francisco Federal Building, 90-7th Street, San Francisco, California 94103 Region X 1111 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101-3212 (For BLS only: contact Region IX.) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Regional Director or District Supervisor Regional Director, J.F.K. Federal Bldg., Room 575, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Regional Director, 33 Whitehall Street, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10004 Regional Director, The Curtis Center, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 870 West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 District Supervisor, 1335 East-West Highway, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Regional Director, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Room 7B54, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 District Supervisor, 8040 Peters Road, Building H, Suite 104, Plantation, Florida 33324 Regional Director, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 210, Ft. Wright, Kentucky 41011 District Supervisor, 211 West Fort Street, Suite 1310, Detroit, Michigan 48226-3211 Regional Director, 200 West Adams Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60606 Regional Director, Two Pershing Square Building, 2300 Main Street, Suite 1100, Kansas City, MO 64108 District Supervisor, Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, Room 6310, St. Louis, MO 63103 Regional Director, 525 Griffin Street, Room 900, Dallas, Texas 75202 Regional Director, 90 7th Street, Suite 11-300, San Francisco, CA 94103 District Director, 1111 Third Avenue, Room 860, Seattle, Washington 98101-3212 Regional Director, 1055 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91106 Employment Standards Administration (ESA) Regional Administrator for Wage and Hour, Regional Director for Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Regional Director for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, District Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division, ESA Northeast Region The Curtis Center, Suite 850, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Southeast Region U.S. Department of Labor, Atlanta Federal Center, Room 7M40, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA, 30303 Midwest Region 230 South Dearborn Street, Suite 530, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Southwest Region 525 Griffin Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75202 Western Region 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 930, San Francisco, California 94105 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, ESA JFK Federal Building, Room E-235, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 201 Varick Street, Room 750, New York, New York 10014 Curtis Center Suite 750 West, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 7B75, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Klucynski Federal Building, Room 570, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Federal Building, Room 840, 525 South Griffin Street, Dallas, Texas 75202 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1700, San Francisco, California 94105-2614 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, District Directors National Office 800 North Capitol Street NW., Room 800, Washington, DC 20211 (FECA Only) FAB Offices 800 N. Capitol Street, Room 565, Washington, DC 20211 (EEOIC Only) 400 West Bay Street, Room 722, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (EEOIC Only) 1001 Lakeside Avenue Suite 350, Cleveland, OH 44114 (EEOIC Only) 1999 Broadway, Suite 1120, Denver, CO 80202 (EEOIC Only) 719 Second Avenue, Suite 601, Seattle, WA 98104 (EEOIC Only) Northeast Region 201 Varick Street, Seventh Floor, Room 750, New York, NY 10014 (FECA and LHWCA only) 201 Varick Street, Seventh Floor, Room 740, New York, New York 10014 (FECA and LHWCA only) John F. Kennedy, Federal Building, Room E-260, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 (FECA and LHWCA Only) Philadelphia Region Curtis Center, Suite 780 West, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (FECA only) Curtis Center, Suite 715 East, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (FECA only) Penn Traffic Building, 319 Washington Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901 (BLBA only) 100 North Wilkes Barre Blvd., Suite 300A, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702 (BLBA only) Wellington Square, 1225 South Main Street, Suite 405, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 (BLBA only) Federal Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 410B, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (LHWCA Only) Federal Building, 200 Granby Mall, Room #212, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 (LHWCA only) Federal Building, 500 Quarrier Street, Suite 110, Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (BLBA Only) Federal Building, 425 Juliana Street, Suite 3116, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101 (BLBA Only) Jacksonville Region 400 West Bay Street, Suite 943, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (FECA, EEOIC and LHWC) 400 West Bay Street, Room 826, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (FECA only) 164 Main Street, Fifth Floor, Suite 508, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501 (BLBA only) 400 West Bay Street, Room 63A, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 (LHWCA only) 400 West Bay Street, Room 722, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 (DEEOIC only) Midwest Region 230 South Dearborn Street, 8th Floor, Room 800, Chicago, Illinois 60604 (FECA) 1240 East Ninth Street, Room 851, Cleveland, Ohio 44199 (FECA Only) 1160 Dublin Road, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (BLBA Only) City Center Square, 1100 Main Street, Suite 750, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (FECA Only) North Point Tower, 1001 Lakeside Ave, Suite 350, Cleveland, OH 44114 (EEOIC Only) Southwest Region 525 South Griffin Street, Room 407, Federal Building, Dallas, Texas 75202 (FECA and DLHWC) 525 South Griffin Street, Room 100, Federal Building, Dallas, Texas 75202 (FECA Only) P.O. Box 30728 New Orleans, Louisiana 70190 (LHWCA Only) 8866 Gulf Freeway, Suite 140, Houston, Texas 77017 (LHWCA Only) 1999 Broadway, Suite 600, Denver, Colorado 80202 (FECA and BLBA Only) 1999 Broadway, Suite 1120, Denver, Colorado 80202 (DEEOIC) Pacific Region 71 Stevenson Street, Room 1705, San Francisco, California 94105 (LHWCA and FECA) 71 Stevenson Street, Room 305, San Francisco, California 94105 (LHWCA and FECA) 401 E. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 720, Long Beach, California 90802 (LHWCA Only) 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 5-135, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (LHWCA Only) 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 620, Seattle, Washington 98101 (LHWCA only) 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 650, Seattle, Washington 98101 (FECA only) 719 Second Avenue, Suite 601, Seattle, Washington 98101 (DEEOIC only) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Region I U.S. Department of Labor, John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Room E-350, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Region II The Curtis Center 170 South Independence Mall West, Suite 825 East, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3315 Region III Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Room 6M12, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Region IV A. Maceo Smith Federal Building 525 S. Griffin Street, Room 317, Dallas, TX 75202 Region V John Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 628, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Region VI 71 Stevenson Street, Room 830, San Francisco, California 94119-3767 Office of Job Corps Boston Region John F. Kennedy Federal Building E-350, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Philadelphia Region The Curtis Center, Suite 815 East, 170 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106 Atlanta Region 62 Forsyth Street, Room 6T95, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Chicago Region Federal Building, 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 676, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Dallas Region 525 Griffin Street, Room 403, Dallas, Texas 75202 San Francisco Region 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1015, San Francisco, California 94105 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) Region I Regional Administrator—John F. Kennedy Federal Building E 215, Boston, MA 02203 Region II Regional Administrator—201 Varick Street, Room 815, New York, NY 10014 Region III Regional Administrator—The Curtis Center, Suite 600 East, 170 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3305 Region IV Regional Administrator—Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Room 6B65, Atlanta, GA 30303 Region V Regional Administrator—230 South Dearborn Street, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604 Region VI Regional Administrator—525 Griffin Street, Room 744, Dallas, TX 75202 Region VII Regional Administrator—1100 Main Street, Suite 850, Kansas City, MO 64105-2112 Region IX Regional Administrator—71 Stevenson Street, Suite 515, San Francisco, CA 94105 Region X Regional Administrator—1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 815, Seattle, WA 98101-3212 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regional Administrator—John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Room E-340, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Area Director Federal Office Building, 450 Main Street, Room 613, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 1057 Broad Street, 4th Floor, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 639 Granite Street, 4th Floor, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 1441 Main Street, Room 550, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103-1493 Valley Office Park, 13 Branch Street, Methuen, Massachusetts 01844 E.S. Muskie Federal Building, 40 Western Avenue, Room G-26, Augusta, Maine 04330 202 Harlow Street, Room 240, Bangor, Maine 04401 53 Pleasant Street, Room 3901, Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Federal Office Building, 380 Westminster Mall, Room 543, Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Regional Administrator—201 Varick Street, Room 670, New York, New York 10014 Area Director 500 Route 17 South, 2nd Floor, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey 07604 Marlton Executive Park, Building 2, 701 Route 73 South, Suite 120, Marlton, New Jersey 08053 1030 St. Georges Avenue, Plaza 35, Suite 205, Avenel, New Jersey 07001 299 Cherry Hill Road, Suite 103, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 201 Varick Street, Room 908, New York, New York 10014 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 208, Westbury, New York 11590 45-17 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, New York 11362 401 New Karner Road, Suite 300, Albany, New York 12205-3809 3300 Vickery Road, North Syracuse, New York 13212 130 South Elmwood Avenue, Room 500, Buffalo, New York 14202-2465 660 White Plains Road, 4th Floor, Tarrytown, New York 10591-5107 Triple S Building, 1510 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 5B, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 Regional Administrator—The Curtis Center—Suite 740 West, 170 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3309 919 Market Street, Mellon Bank Building, Suite 900, Wilmington, Delaware 19801-3319 1099 Winterson Road, Suite 140, Linthicum, Maryland 21090-2218 U.S. Custom House, Room 242, Second & Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-2902 Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Room 1428, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-4101 1128 State Street, Suite 200, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501 The Stegmaier Building, Suite 410, 7 North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702-5241 850 North 5th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102-1731 Progress Plaza, 49 North Progress Avenue, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109-3596 Federal Office Building, 200 Granby Street, Room 614, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1819 405 Capitol Street, Suite 407, Charleston, West Virginia 25301-1727 Regional Administrator—Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Room 6T50, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Area Director 950 22nd Street North, Suite 1050, Birmingham, Alabama 35203 1141 Montlimar Drive, Suite 1006, Mobile, Alabama 36609 8040 Peters Road, Building H-100, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33324 Ribault Building, Suite 227, 1851 Executive Center Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32207 5807 Breckenridge Parkway, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33610-4249 2400 Herodian Way, Suite 250, Smyrna, Georgia 30080-2968 450 Mall Boulevard, Suite J, Savannah, Georgia 31406 La Vista Perimeter Office Park, 2183 N. Lake Parkway, Building 7, Suite 110, Tucker, Georgia 30084-4154 John C. Watts Federal Building, 330 West Broadway, Room 108, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1922 3780 I-55 North, Suite 210, Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6323 4407 Bland Road, Suite 210, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 Strom Thurman Federal Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Room 1472, Columbia, South Carolina 29201-2453 2002 Richard Jones Road, Suite C-205, Nashville, Tennessee 37215-2809 Regional Administrator—John Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3244, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Area Director 1600 167th Street, Suite 9, Calumet City, Illinois 60409 701 Lee Street, Suite 950, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 365 Smoke Tree Plaza, North Aurora, Illinois 60542 11 Executive Drive, Suite 11, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208 2918 W. Willow Knolls Road, Peoria, Illinois 61614 46 East Ohio Street, Room 423, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 315 West Allegan, Room 207, Lansing, Michigan 48933 Federal Office Building, 1240 East 9th Street, Room 899, Cleveland, Ohio 44199 Federal Office Building, 200 N. High Street, Room 620, Columbus, Ohio 43215 420 Madison Avenue, Suite 600, Toledo, Ohio 43604 36 Triangle Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 1648 Tri Parkway, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914 Henry S. Reuss Building, Room 1180, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 1310 W. Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 4802 East Broadway, Madison, Wisconsin 53716 Regional Administrator—A. Maceo Smith Federal Building, 525 S. Griffin Street, Room 602, Dallas, TX 75202 Area Director 10810 Executive Center Drive, Danville Building 2, Suite 206, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 9100 Bluebonnet Centre Blvd., Suite 201, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 55 North Robinson, Suite 315, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-9237 8344 East R.L. Thornton Freeway, Suite 420, Dallas, Texas 75228 La Costa Green Building, 1033 La Posada, Suite 375, Austin, Texas 78752-3832 Wilson Plaza, 606 N. Carancahua, Suite 700, Corpus Christi, Texas 78476 Federal Office Building, 1205 Texas Avenue, Room 806, Lubbock, Texas 79401 Houston North Area Office, 507 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77060 17625 El Camino Real, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77058 8713 Airport Freeway, Suite 302, Fort Worth, Texas 76180-7610 4849 North Mesa Street, Suite 200, El Paso, Texas 79912-5936 Regional Administrator—City Center Square, 1100 Main Street, Suite 800, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Area Director 210 Walnut Street, Room 815, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2015 271 W. 3rd Street North, Room 400, Wichita, Kansas 67202 6200 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64120 911 Washington Avenue, Room 420, St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Overland—Wolf Building, 6910 Pacific Street, Room 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68106 Regional Administrator—1999 Broadway, Suite 1690, Denver, Colorado 80202 Area Director 7935 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 209, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80011-2714 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 210, Denver, Colorado 80204-2552 2900 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 303, Billings, Montana 59101 1640 East Capitol Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501 Regional Administrator—90 7th Street, Suite 18-100, San Francisco, California 94103 Regional Administrator—1111 Third Avenue, Suite 715, Seattle, Washington 98101-3212 Area Director 222 W. 7th Avenue, Box 22, Anchorage, Alaska 99513 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 201, Boise, Idaho 83706 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Room 640, Portland, Oregon 97204 505 106th Avenue NE, Suite 302, Belleview, Washington 98004 Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) Regional Administrators Boston Regional Office J.F. Kennedy Federal Building, Government Center, Room E-315, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Philadelphia Regional Office The Curtis Center, Suite 770 West, 170S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2205 Atlanta Regional Office Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Room 6T85, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Chicago Regional Office 230 South Dearborn, Room 1064, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Dallas Regional Office 525 Griffin Street, Room 858, Dallas, Texas 75202 San Francisco Regional Office 90 Seventh Street Suite 2-600, San Francisco, California 94103 [72 FR 37099, July 9, 2007]