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through an extension of the Acl Compensation under this Act is paid by employers who arc insurcd, or through insurance policies provided by private insurers to employers. The Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977 is the third major program administered by OWCP. It provides monthly payments and medical treatment to coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung) arising from their employment in the nation's coal mines, and monthly payments to their surviving dependents. OWCP's compensation assistance is carried out by claims examiners in d isoict offices across the nation. Revised : November 25, 1996 r+boL Home page 1 IH4 ) ESA Home Pue 1 I lTop of Document hnp://wwv..·.dol.JZOV/dollesa/publi claboutesa/esaabot.htm 4116/99