---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 801.1"
title: "20"
number: "801.1"
heading: "Purpose and scope of this part."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/801.1"
---

# §801.1. Purpose and scope of this part.


This part 801 describes the establishment and the organizational structure of the Benefits Review Board of the Department of Labor, sets forth the general rules applicable to operation of the Board, and defines terms used in this chapter.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary of Labor's Order 38-72, 38 FR 90, January 3, 1973.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 27290, July 20, 1987, unless otherwise noted.