Notice2022-08685
Meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
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Published
April 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentWorkers' Compensation Programs Office
Abstract
The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) will be holding a meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25048-25049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08685]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker
Health
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
(Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) will be holding a meeting.
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet May 10-11, 2022, via
teleconference, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on each day.
ADDRESSES: Submission of comments, requests to speak, and materials for
the record: You must submit comments, materials, and requests to speak
at the Advisory Board meeting by May 3, 2022, identified by the
Advisory Board name and the meeting date of May 10-11, 2022, by any of
the following methods:
<bullet> Electronically: Send to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9ecc7ccdbced0e8cddfc0dac6dbd0ebc6c8dbcde9cdc6c587cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d396bdb6a1b4aa92b7a5baa0bca1aa91bcb2a1b793b7bcbffdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>
(specify in the email subject line, for example ``Request to Speak:
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health'').
<bullet> 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.
Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name (OWCP),
the committee name (the Advisory Board), and the meeting date (May 10-
11, 2022). Due to security-related procedures, receipt of submissions
by regular mail may experience significant delays. For additional
information about submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
OWCP will make available, publicly, without change, any comments,
requests to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal
information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions
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interested parties against submitting personal information such as
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
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 (202)
693-4672; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c984aaaea0a7a7a0bae785a8bcbba8898d8685e78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdf0dedad4d3d3d4ce93f1dcc8cfdcfdf9f2f193faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board will meet via
teleconference: Tuesday, May 10, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time; and Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time. The teleconference number and other details for
participating remotely will be posted on the Advisory Board's website,
<a href="http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm">http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm</a>, 72
hours prior to the commencement of the first meeting date. Advisory
Board meetings are open to the public.
Public comment session: Tuesday, May 10, 2022, from 4:15 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please note that the public comment session
ends at the time indicated or following the last call for comments,
whichever is earlier. Members of the public who wish to provide public
comments should plan to call in to the public comment session at the
start time listed.
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; (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 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:
<bullet> Review and follow-up on Advisory Board's previous
recommendations, data requests, and action items;
<bullet> Discussion of resources requested;
<bullet> Review responses to Board questions;
<bullet> Review of claims by Board members;
<bullet> Follow up on prior Board recommendations;
<bullet> Review of Board tasks, structure and work agenda;
<bullet> Consideration of any new issues; and
<bullet> Public comments.
OWCP transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of Advisory Board
meetings. OWCP posts the transcripts and minutes on the Advisory Board
web page, <a href="http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm">http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm</a>, 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 Public Record
Advisory Board meetings: All Advisory Board meetings are open to
the public. Information on how to participate in the meeting remotely
will be posted on the Advisory Board's website.
Submission of comments: You may submit comments using one of the
methods listed in the SUMMARY section. Your submission must include the
Agency name (OWCP) and date for this Advisory Board meeting (May 10-11,
2022). OWCP will post your comments on the Advisory Board website and
provide your submissions to Advisory Board members.
Because of security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by
regular mail may experience significant delays.
Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address
the Advisory Board at the meeting you must submit a request to speak,
as well as any written or electronic presentation, by May 3, 2022,
using one of the methods listed in the SUMMARY section. Your request
may include:
<bullet> The amount of time requested to speak;
<bullet> The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization,
affiliation), if any; and
<bullet> A brief outline of the presentation.
PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010
formats. The Advisory Board Chair may grant requests to address the
Board as time and circumstances permit.
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>.
For further information regarding this meeting, you may contact
Michael Chance, Designated Federal Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4c7ccc5cac7c18ac9cdc7ccc5c1c8e4c0cbc88ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6858e87888583c88b8f858e87838aa682898ac8818990">[email protected]</span></a>,
or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe8c96919f9a8dd09d9f8c8c979bbe9a9192d0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee9c86818f8a9dc08d8f9c9c878bae8a8182c0898198">[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.
Signed at Washington, DC.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-08685 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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