1.5—When was the former Bureau of Employees' Compensation abolished?
By Secretary of Labor's Order issued September 23, 1974 ( 39 FR 34723 ), issued concurrently with Employment Standards Order 2-74 ( 39 FR 34722 ), the Secretary revoked the prior Secretary's Order No. 18-67 ( 32 FR 12979 ), which had delegated authority and assigned responsibility for the various workers' compensation programs enumerated in § 1.2, except the Black Lung Benefits Program and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program not then in existence, to the Director of the former Bureau of Employees' Compensation.