Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Elizabeth O'Keefe

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge.

On this petition for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board we are again asked to resolve problems arising under the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA),1 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. (Supp.1976).2 Specifically, this petition presents the question of whether weekly death benefits payable under § 9 of the LHWCA as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 909 (Supp.1976), are subject to the limitations prescribed by § 6(b)(1) as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 906(b)(1) (Supp.1976), or whether such benefits are unlimited in…