20 CFR § 726.109 - Increase in the amount of security.
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t20/s726.109
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
Authority
5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 902(f), 925, 932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties In... 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 902(f), 925, 932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015)); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
# 726.109 Increase in the amount of security.(a) OWCP may, at its discretion, increase the amount of security a self-insurer is required to post whenever it determines that the amount of security on deposit is insufficient to secure 100 percent of the self-insurer's liability for payment of benefits and medical expenses under the Act. OWCP will provide a written explanation for the increase.(b) OWCP will not require an operator to post greater than 100 percent of its estimated liabilities, based on the information prompting the increase in security.