Notice2024-23266
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
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Published
October 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentWorkers' Compensation Programs Office
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81578-81579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23266]
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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, Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of 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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DATES: The Advisory Board will meet October 30, 2024, via
teleconference, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
ADDRESSES: Submission of comments, materials for the record, and
requests for special accommodations: You must submit comments,
materials, and requests for accommodations by October 23, 2024,
identified by the Advisory Board name and the meeting date of October
30, 2024, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronically: Send to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#02476c6770657b4366746b716d707b406d63706642666d6e2c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5e757e697c625a7f6d726874696259747a697f5b7f7477357c746d">[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 (October
30). 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,
including any personal information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP
cautions 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#afe2ccc8c6c1c1c6dc81e3cedaddceefebe0e381e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216c4246484f4f48520f6d4054534061656e6d0f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board will meet via
teleconference on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
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.
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, 2029.
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> Conduct Ethics, FACA, and EEOICPA training sessions;
<bullet> Review responses to submitted Board questions;
<bullet> Working group review;
<bullet> Claims review;
<bullet> Review of Board tasks, structure and work agenda; and
<bullet> Consideration of any new issues.
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 written comments for the record: 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 (October 30, 2024). 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.
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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
Ryan Jansen, Designated Federal Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573d363924323979252e36391733383b79303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7cdc6c9d4c2c989d5dec6c9e7c3c8cb89c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>, or
Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dac0c7c9ccdb86cbc9dadac1cde8ccc7c486cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7a5bfb8b6b3a4f9b4b6a5a5beb297b3b8bbf9b0b8a1">[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, this 3rd day of October, 2024.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-23266 Filed 10-7-24; 8:45 am]
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