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20 CFR § 61.400 - Custody of records relating to claims under the War Hazards Compensation Act.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s61.400"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 61.400 - Custody of records relating to claims under the War Hazards Compensation Act."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "61.400"
section_name: "Custody of records relating to claims under the War Hazards Compensation Act."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DISABILITY, DEATH, OR ENEMY DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH THE UNITED STATES"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE WAR HAZARDS COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, sec. 1, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1010, 64 Stat. 1271; 5 U.S.C. 8145, 8149; 42 U.S.C. 1704, 1706; Secretary's Order 7-87, 52 FR 48466; Employment Standards Order 78-1, 43 FR 51469."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 3679, Feb. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "61"
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# 61.400 Custody of records relating to claims under the War Hazards Compensation Act.

All records, medical and other reports, statements of witnesses and other papers filed with the Office with respect to the disability, death, or detention of any person coming within the purview of the Act, are the official records of the Office and are not records of the agency, establishment, Government department, employer, or individual making or having the care or use of such records.