---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 30.600"
title: "20"
number: "30.600"
heading: "May a claimant designate a representative?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/30.600"
---

# §30.600. May a claimant designate a representative?

- (a) The claims process under this part is informal, and OWCP acts as an impartial evaluator of the evidence. A claimant need not be represented to file a claim or receive a payment. Nevertheless, a claimant may appoint one individual to represent his or her interests, but the appointment must be in writing.
- (b) There can be only one representative at any one time, so after one representative has been properly appointed, OWCP will not recognize another individual as a representative until the claimant withdraws the authorization of the first individual. In addition, OWCP will recognize only certain types of individuals (see [§ 30.601](/cfr/20/30.601.md)). For the purposes of [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, a “representative” does not include a person who only has a power of attorney to act on behalf of a claimant.
- (c) A properly appointed representative who is recognized by OWCP may make a request or give direction to OWCP regarding the claims process, including a hearing. This authority includes presenting or eliciting evidence, making arguments on facts or the law, and obtaining information from the case file, to the same extent as the claimant.
  - (1) Any notice requirement contained in this part or EEOICPA is fully satisfied if served on the representative, and has the same force and effect as if sent to the claimant.
  - (2) A representative does not have authority to sign the Form EE-1 (described in [§ 30.100(a)](/cfr/20/30.100.md?p=a)) or the Form EE-2 (described in [§ 30.101(a)](/cfr/20/30.101.md?p=a)) for his or her client. A representative also does not have authority to sign the Form EN-20 (described in [§ 30.505(c)](/cfr/20/30.505.md?p=c)) for his or her client

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 84 FR 3053, Feb. 8, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; 42 U.S.C. 7384d, 7384t, 7384u and 7385s-10; Executive Order 13179, 65 FR 77487, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 321; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 84 FR 3053, Feb. 8, 2019]