Highlights:

OHA issues 2007 Annual Report.

OHA announces, in this notice, procedures for issuing partial refunds amounting to approximately 90% of the money due each eligible claimant in the crude oil supplemental refund proceeding, with the exception of specified claimants whose refunds are currently being challenged by third parties in pending litigation. Comments received from the public and referenced in the notice can be found here.

Physician Panel Appeals. Congress amended the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The amendment repealed Subpart D and created a new compensation program administered by the Department of Labor (DOL). Information on the DOL program may be found here.

The Office of Hearings and Appeals granted in part an appeal by ChevronTexaco from a June 2002 determination issued by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (PDSFE). The determination concerned the Elk Hills oil field (Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1), which Chevron and DOE operated as unitized property prior to the federal government’s 1998 sale of its interest. The June 2002 determination established the final percentage participations for the Stevens Zone, the largest producing zone in the Unit. On appeal, ChevronTexaco challenged the methodology for a portion of the calculation. The Decision and Order sets forth the governing principle and remands the matter for a new determination that is appealable by ChevronTexaco. The Decision and Order may be found here.

OHA announces, in this notice, procedures for making the final round of payments to successful claimants in the crude oil overcharge refund proceeding. Comments received from the public and referenced in the notice can be found here.

OHA is now considering worker advocacy appeals under the new "Physician Panel Rule," issued under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. Section 852.19 of the new rule describes the appeals process. Part C of OHA's procedural regulations governs appeals. Questions and Answers describing the appeal process may be found here. OHA decisions on worker advocacy appeals may be found here. Information concerning the DOE Office of Worker Advocacy may be found here.

The official codification of the Part 710 regulations, the rules for processing personnel security cases, can now be found here on the OHA web site. (June 13, 2002)

The OHA web site's privacy policy now conforms to the standard format specified by the World Wide Web Consortium's Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P). P3P is emerging as an industry standard providing a simple, automated way for users to gain more control over the use of personal information on web sites they visit. Users of Internet Explorer 6 or above can view the privacy policy of this and other P3P enabled web sites by clicking "Privacy Report..." under Internet Explorer's "View" menu. (February 22, 2002)

Secretary Abraham has issued a new Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals that updates and consolidates all previously issued Secretarial delegations. (December 6, 2001)

New procedural rules for processing personnel security cases have been issued, are effective immediately, and apply to pending cases. You can see the changes as published in the Federal Register by clicking here. You can get a copy of the complete regulations by clicking here. (September 11, 2001)

OHA issues decision to Atlas Corporation, upholding a determination by the Environmental Restoration Division of the Albuquerque Operations Office to disallow certain claimed mine remediation costs under 10 C.F.R. Part 765. The OHA rejected Atlas' contention that it incurred $1 million in mine remediation costs when it transferred the right to salvage to a contractor in exchange for decommissioning work. (September 5, 2001)

OHA issues Decision on appeals filed by Sub-Zero Freezer Co. et al. to our November 3, 2000 decision granting Viking Range Corporation an exception from the July 1, 2001 refrigerator efficiency standards (March 2, 2001)

OHA issues Decision on exception application filed by Diversified Refrigeration, Inc., from the July 1, 2001 refrigerator efficiency standards (March 2, 2001)

OHA and National Nuclear Security Administration sign agreement establishing process to allow OHA to do adjudications for the NNSA. (February 28, 2001) (540 KB download requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

OHA Honored With Quality Award For Second Year In A Row (Dec. 20, 2000)

New OHA telephone numbers effective November 6, 2000.

Viking Range Corporation granted relief from Refrigerator Efficiency Standards (Nov. 3, 2000)

As of June 26, 2000, the OHA web site has an additional address: http://www.oha.energy.gov;
it can still be reached at http://www.oha.doe.gov

OHA Grants Exception to Import Toilets (May 31, 2000)

New Whistleblower Protection Rule Took Effect March 10, 2000

OHA No Longer Accepting Requests For Supplemental Crude Oil Overcharge Refunds

OHA to Resolve Disputes in Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program

OHA Wins 1999 Quality Award

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