Black Lung Collection

Judges' Benchbook

• Table of Contents (2013 ed.)
• Supplement (Oct. 31, 2018) (highlights show changes since last supplement)

Newsletters and Memoranda

• Recent Significant Decisions (Mar. 2023)
• Archive
• FY2023 Geographic Assignment Chart for Cases Arising Under the Black Lung Benefits Act

BRB Materials

• Decisions
• Deskbook
• Circuit Court Outline
• Black Lung Circuit Listing

Laws

• U.S. Code: Black Lung Benefits Act, as amended, 30 U.S.C. §§901-944 (2012)
• Code of Federal Regulations:
  • 20 CFR Part 718 - Standards for Determining Coal Miners' Total Disability or Death Due to Pneumoconiosis
  • 20 CFR Part 725 - Claims for benefits under Part C of Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, as amended
  • Older regulations
  • HIPAA Privacy Rules

OWCP Exhibits and Other Documents

• Approved Providers List
• Average Earnings of Employees in Coal Mining -- Exhibit 610

Medical Specialties

• American Board of Internal Medicine

X-Ray Interpretation

• B-Readers (NIOSH) (current list)
• Comprehensive list of A and B readers (NIOSH) (historical list; updated July 13, 2023)
• ILO Classification (NIOSH)

Note: The information above is provided as reference material only. The Department of Labor, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, and the Office of Administrative Law Judges have no role in granting A or B reader status.

Tables

• Pulmonary Function Study Tables (PDF)
• Arterial Blood Gas Study Tables

Public Outreach

• Information for Black Lung Claimants
• Benefits Counselor Directory (NCBLRDC Dec. 15, 2020)

Related Department of Labor Agencies

• Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
• DCMWC Contacts

• Benefits Review Board
• BRB Contacts

• Office of the Solicitor, Division of Black Lung and Longshore Legal Services
• Office of the Solicitor, Regional Offices