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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 139 / Tuesday, July 21, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health; Notice of Advisory
Board Establishment
Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health for Part
E of the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA); Notice of Advisory Board
Establishment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
3687 of Pub. L. 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 and its
implementing regulations issued by the
General Services Administration (GSA),
the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health is established.
The Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health (Board)
shall advise 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; 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 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 shall consist
of 12–15 members, to be appointed by
the Secretary. A Chair of the Board will
be appointed by the Secretary from
among the Board members. Pub. L. 106–
398, Section 3687(a)(3). Pursuant to
Section 3687(a)(2), membership must be
balanced and include members from the
scientific, medical and claimant
communities. The Department of Labor
intends that one-third of the
membership will be from the scientific
community, one-third from the medical
community, and one-third from the
claimant community. The members
serve two- or three-year staggered terms.
At the discretion of the Secretary,
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members may be appointed to
successive terms or removed at any
time. The Board will meet no less than
twice per year, except the Board may
meet only once in 2015.
The Board shall report to the
Secretary of Labor. As specified in
Section 3687(i), the Board shall
terminate five (5) years after the date of
the enactment of the NDAA, which was
December 19, 2014. Thus, the Board
shall terminate on December 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Sam Shellenberger,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory
Board on Toxic Substances and Worker
Health, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, at
shellenberger.sam@dol.gov, or Carrie
Rhoads, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, at
rhoads.carrie@dol.gov, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Suite S–3524, Washington, DC 20210,
telephone (202) 693–0036.
This is not a toll-free number.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of
July, 2015.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015–17877 Filed 7–20–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health; Request for
Nominations
Solicitation for Nominations To
Serve on the Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health for Part
E of the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA).
ACTION:
The Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) invites interested parties to
submit nominations for individuals to
serve on the Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health for Part
E of the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
and Worker Health (the 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)
and in accordance with the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
SUMMARY:
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The purpose of the 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. In addition, 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, which advises the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) on various aspects of causation
in radiogenic cancer cases under Part B
of the EEOICPA program.
The Board shall consist of 12–15
members, to be appointed by the
Secretary. A Chair of the Board will be
appointed by the Secretary from among
the Board members. Pursuant to Section
3687(a)(2), the Advisory Board will
reflect a reasonable balance of scientific,
medical, and claimant members, to
address the tasks assigned to the
Advisory Board. The members serve
two-year or three-year staggered terms.
At the discretion of the Secretary,
members may be appointed to
successive terms or removed at any
time. The Board will meet no less than
twice per year, except the Board may
meet only once in 2015.
Pursuant to Section 3687(d), no Board
member, employee, or contractor can
have any financial interest,
employment, or contractual relationship
(other than a routine consumer
transaction) with any person who has
provided or sought to provide, within
two years of their appointment or
during their appointment, goods or
services for medical benefits under
EEOICPA. A certification that this is
true will be required with each
nomination.
The Department of Labor is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks broad-based and
diverse Advisory Board membership.
Any interested person or organization
may nominate one or more individuals
for membership. Interested persons are
also invited and encouraged to submit
statements in support of nominees.
Nomination Process: Any interested
person or organization may nominate
one or more qualified individuals for
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health; Notice of
Advisory Board Establishment
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E
of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA); Notice of Advisory Board Establishment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 3687 of Pub. L. 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 and its implementing
regulations issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), the
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health is established.
The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Board)
shall advise 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; 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 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 shall consist of 12-15 members, to be
appointed by the Secretary. A Chair of the Board will be appointed by
the Secretary from among the Board members. Pub. L. 106-398, Section
3687(a)(3). Pursuant to Section 3687(a)(2), membership must be balanced
and include members from the scientific, medical and claimant
communities. The Department of Labor intends that one-third of the
membership will be from the scientific community, one-third from the
medical community, and one-third from the claimant community. The
members serve two- or three-year staggered terms. At the discretion of
the Secretary, members may be appointed to successive terms or removed
at any time. The Board will meet no less than twice per year, except
the Board may meet only once in 2015.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Labor. As specified in
Section 3687(i), the Board shall terminate five (5) years after the
date of the enactment of the NDAA, which was December 19, 2014. Thus,
the Board shall terminate on December 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Sam Shellenberger,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and
Worker Health, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, at
shellenberger.sam@dol.gov, or Carrie Rhoads, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, at rhoads.carrie@dol.gov, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Suite S-3524, Washington, DC 20210,
telephone (202) 693-0036.
This is not a toll-free number.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of July, 2015.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-17877 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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