20 C.F.R. § 410.511 Certification to dependent of augmentation portion of benefit.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) If the benefit of a miner or of a widow is augmented because of one or more dependents (see §410.510(c)), and it appears to the Administration that the best interest of such dependent would be served thereby, the Administration may certify payment of the amount of such augmentation (to the extent attributable to such dependents) (see §§410.510(c) and 410.536) to such dependent directly or to a representing payee for the use and benefit of such dependent (see §410.581ff). (b) Any request to the Administration to certify separate payment of the amount of an augmentation in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section shall be in writing on such form and in accordance with such instructions as are prescribed by the Administration, and shall be filed with the Administration in accordance with those provisions of subpart B of this part dealing with the filing of claims as if such requests were a claim for benefits (see §410.220(f)). (c) In determining whether it is in the best interest of such dependent to certify separate payment of the amount of the augmentation in benefits attributable to him, the Administration shall apply the standards pertaining to representative payment in §§410.581 through 410.590, and the instructions issued pursuant thereto. (d) When the Administration determines (see §410.610(m)) that the amount of a miner's benefit attributable to the miner's wife or child should be certified for separate payment to a person other than such miner, or that the amount of a widow's benefit attributable to such widow's child should be certified for separate payment to a person other than the widow, and the miner or widow disagrees with such determination and alleges that separate certification is not in the best interest of such dependent, the Administration shall reconsider that determination (see §§410.622 and 410.623). (e) Any payment made under this section, if otherwise valid under the Act, is a complete settlement and satisfaction of all claims, rights, and interests in and to such payment. [37 FR 20647, Sept. 30, 1972]
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 410—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969– )
Subpart E—Payment of Benefits
§ 410.511 Certification to dependent of augmentation portion of benefit.
