20 CFR § 30.312 - What will the FAB do if the claimant objects to the recommended decision but does not request a hearing?

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title: "20 CFR § 30.312 - What will the FAB do if the claimant objects to the recommended decision but does not request a hearing?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "30.312"
section_name: "What will the FAB do if the claimant objects to the recommended decision but does not request a hearing?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000"
part_number: "30"
part_name: "CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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# 30.312 What will the FAB do if the claimant objects to the recommended decision but does not request a hearing?

If the claimant files a written statement that objects to the recommended decision within the period of time allotted in § 30.310 but does not request a hearing, the FAB will consider any objections by means of a review of the written record. If the claimant only objects to part of the recommended decision, the FAB may issue a final decision accepting the remaining part of the recommendation of the district office without first reviewing the written record (see § 30.316).