# DLAD PGI

- PGI 28.305 Overseas Workers Compensation and War Hazard Insurance

PGI 28.305 Overseas Workers Compensation and War Hazard Insurance

Requests for waiver of Defense Base Act requirements must be made in writing on Form BEC 565, Request for Waiver [CH40]- Defense Base Act,. Prepare requests in accordance with FAR 28.305(d) and DFARS PGI 228.305(d). Contracting offices seeking a waiver shall prepare the request for waiver, staff it in accordance with local policy (including, at a minimum, coordination by the servicing Office of Counsel), and send it to the Agency labor advisor in the Acquisition Policy Division, J-71, who will staff it for signature. Requests for waiver will be signed by the Director, Acquisition Management, who has delegated agency head authority. Following signature, J-71 will send the Form BEC 565 and other pertinent information to the Director, OWCP, U.S. Department of Labor, ESA/OWCP, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Rm C-4315, Washington, DC 20210, with a copy to the DPAP staff. J-71 will notify the contracting office when approval or disapproval is received from the Department of Labor.

Copies of the Form BEC 565 may be obtained in writing from the Director, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, at the address above, by e-mail, or by calling (202) 693-0038. For detailed answers to questions about the Defense Base Act see the DOL website: http://www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/dlhwc/DBAFaqs.htm#content .