20 CFR 702.231 : Employees' Benefits (§ 1.1 To Parts 1011-1099) — (Part 657 To Parts 1011-1099) — Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department Of Labor (Part 700 To Parts 727-799) — Longshoremen'S And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act And Related Statutes (Part 700 To § 704.451) — Administration And Procedure (§ 702.101 To § 702.604) — Claims Procedures (§ 702.201 To § 702.286) — Noncontroverted Claims (§ 702.231 To § 702.236) — Noncontroverted claims; payment of compensation without an award.

Unless the employer controverts its liability to pay compensation under this Act, the employer or insurance carrier shall pay periodically, promptly and directly to the person entitled thereto benefits prescribed by the Act. For this purpose, where the employer furnishes to an employee a copy of an audiogram with a report thereon, which indicates the employee has sustained a hearing loss causally related to factors of that employment, the employer or insurance carrier shall pay appropriate compensation or at that time controvert the liability to pay compensation under this Act.