20 CFR 30.515
§ 30.515 Is a recipient responsible for an overpayment that resulted from an error made by OWCP?
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 20 CFR 30.515, § 30.515 Is a recipient responsible for an overpayment that resulted from an error made by OWCP?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/76785
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:76785@1- SHA-256
63d87cae1f982d195ae547d6300bea178c0462113f1c169b9f047a4988c1e3b3
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) The fact that OWCP may have erred in making the overpayment does not by itself relieve the recipient of the overpayment from liability for repayment if the recipient also was at fault in accepting the overpayment.
(b) However, OWCP may find that the recipient was not at fault if failure to report an event affecting compensation benefits, or acceptance of an incorrect payment, occurred because:
(1) The recipient relied on misinformation given in writing by OWCP regarding the interpretation of a pertinent provision or EEOICPA of this part; or
(2) OWCP erred in calculating either the percentage of impairment or wage-loss under Part E of EEOICPA.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.