Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
| Published date | 15 August 2019 |
| Record Number | 2019-17528 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Labor Department,Workers' Compensation Programs Office |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41757-41758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17528]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of telephonic meeting of the Advisory Board on
Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Board will meet September 4, 2019, via
teleconference, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Submissions of comments and materials for the record, and requests
for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit)
comments, materials, and requests for special accommodations for the
meetings by August 28, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Ms. Laura
McGinnis, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-
1028, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (512)
396-6652; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board will meet telephonically
on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern
time. Advisory Board members will attend the meeting by teleconference.
The teleconference number and other details for participating remotely
will be posted on the Advisory Board's website, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, 72 hours prior to the
commencement of the first meeting date. Advisory Board meetings are
open to the public.
The Advisory Board is mandated by Section 3687 of EEOICPA. The
Secretary of Labor established the Board under this authority and
Executive Order 13699 (June 26, 2015). The purpose of the Advisory
Board is to advise the Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site Exposure
Matrices (SEM) of the Department of Labor; (2) medical guidance for
claims examiners for claims with the EEOICPA program, with respect to
the weighing of the medical evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary
requirements for claims under Part B of EEOICPA related to lung
disease; and (4) the work of industrial hygienists and staff physicians
and consulting physicians of the Department of Labor and reports of
such hygienists and physicians to ensure quality, objectivity, and
consistency. The Advisory Board sunsets on December 19, 2024.
The Advisory Board operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and its implementing regulations
(41 CFR part 102-3).
Agenda: The tentative agenda for the Advisory Board meeting
includes:
Discuss any recommendation responses provided by the
program and status of outstanding recommendations;
Discuss data provided by the program at the request of the
Board;
Discuss cases provided by the program at the request of
the Board;
Discuss recent program changes; and
Administrative issues raised by Advisory Board functions
and future Advisory Board activities.
OWCP transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of Advisory Board
meetings. OWCP will post the transcripts and minutes on the Advisory
Board web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written comments, speaker presentations,
and other materials submitted to the Advisory Board or presented at
Advisory Board meetings.
Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to the Public Record
Advisory Board meetings: The Advisory Board will meet via
teleconference on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. Eastern time. All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public.
The teleconference number and other details for listening to the
meeting will be posted on the Advisory Board's website no later than 72
hours prior to the meeting, at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for
special accommodations to access the telephonic Advisory Board meeting
by email, telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie Rhoads, OWCP, Room S-
3524, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 343-5580; email [email protected].
Submission of written comments for the record: You may submit
written comments, identified as for the Advisory Board and with the
meeting date of September 4, 2019, by any of the following methods:
Electronically: Send to: [email protected]
(specify
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in the email subject line, ``Advisory Board Meeting September 4,
2019'').
Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or
courier service: Submit one copy to the following address: U.S.
Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Advisory
Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health, Room S-3522, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210. Due to security-related
procedures, receipt of submissions by regular mail may experience
significant delays.
Comments must be received by August 28, 2019. OWCP will make
available publically, without change, any written comments, including
any personal information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions
interested parties against submitting personal information such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at
http://www.regulations.gov. This notice, as well as news releases and
other relevant information, are also available on the Advisory Board's
web page at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
For further information, you may contact Douglas Fitzgerald,
Designated Federal Officer, at fitzgerald.dougl[email protected], or Carrie
Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected],
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite S-3524,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 343-5580.
This is not a toll-free number.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of August, 2019.
Julia K. Hearthway,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-17528 Filed 8-14-19; 8:45 am]
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