Notice2021-13630
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
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Published
June 29, 2021
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentWorkers' Compensation Programs Office
Abstract
The Secretary of Labor will renew the Charter of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Board) for two years.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34280-34281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13630]
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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: Notice of advisory board charter renewal.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor will renew the Charter of the Advisory
Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Board) for two years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Michael Chance,
Designated Federal Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d7dcd5dad7d19ad9ddd7dcd5d1d8f4d0dbd89ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27444f46494442094a4e444f46424b6743484b09404851">[email protected]</span></a>, or Carrie
Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e5c46414f4a5d004d4f5c5c474b6e4a414200494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88fae0e7e9ecfba6ebe9fafae1edc8ece7e4a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>,
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 3687 of Public
Law 106-398, which was added by section 3141(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015, Executive Order 13699 (June 26,
2015), and the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2) and its implementing regulations issued by
the General Services Administration (GSA), the Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health was established on July 2, 2015. The
current Charter was signed on June 28, 2019 and expires on June 27,
2021. Pursuant to FACA, Section 14(b)(2), the Secretary of Labor will
renew the Charter for two years. The Charter renewal allows the Board
to continue its operations. The Board advises the Secretary of Labor
(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; (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; (5) the claims
adjudication process generally, including review of procedure manual
changes prior to incorporation into the manual and claims for medical
benefits; and (6) such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate. The Board, when necessary, coordinates exchanges of data
and findings with the Department of Health and Human Services' Advisory
Board on Radiation and Worker Health.
Membership of the Board currently consists of 12 members appointed
by the Secretary, who also appointed a Chair. Public Law 106-398,
Section 3687(a)(3). Pursuant to Section 3687(a)(2), membership is
balanced and includes members from the scientific, medical and claimant
communities. The members serve two-year terms. At the discretion of the
Secretary, members may be appointed to successive terms or removed at
any time. The Board meets no less than twice per year.
The Board reports to the Secretary of Labor. As specified in
Section 3687(i), the Board shall terminate ten (10) years after the
date of the enactment of the NDAA, which was December 19, 2014. Thus,
the Board shall terminate on December 19, 2024.
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. This notice, as well as news releases and
other relevant information, are also available on the Advisory Board's
web page at <a href="http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm">http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm</a>.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of June, 2021.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-13630 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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