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[Docket Number CDC–2016–0020, NIOSH–
289]
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality
Assurance Review of B Readers’
Classifications Submitted in the
Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung
Benefits Program
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
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Request for information and
comment.
ACTION:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, announces the
availability of draft procedures
pertaining to classifications referred to
the NIOSH Respiratory Health Division
(RHD) by the Department of Labor,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs, for quality assurance review
and corrective measures. The draft,
titled, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B
Readers’ Classifications Submitted in
the Department of Labor (DOL) Black
Lung Benefits Program, is available for
public comment. To view the notice and
related materials, visit
www.regulations.gov and enter CDC–
2016–0020 in the field and click
‘‘Search.’’ This draft document does not
have the force or effect of the law.
SUMMARY:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments must be received by
April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by CDC–2016–0020 and
docket number NIOSH–289, by any of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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• Mail: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998.
Instructions: All information received
in response to this notice must include
the agency name and docket number
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NIOSH and the DOL Office of Workers’
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Compensation Programs (OWCP)
entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) 1 designed to
establish a joint quality assurance
program for the assessment of
classifications of chest radiographic
images performed by physicians in
Black Lung Benefits proceedings who
are ‘‘B Readers’’ certified by NIOSH.
The B Reader Certification Program was
established by NIOSH pursuant to the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977, 30 U.S.C. 843. NIOSH B Readers
are physicians who have demonstrated
proficiency in the use of the
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Classification of Radiographs of
Pneumoconioses by passing a
proficiency examination offered by
NIOSH, as specified in 42 CFR 37.51. B
Readers may submit classifications as
part of OWCP’s process of evaluating
claims for compensation under the
federal Black Lung Benefits Act, 30
U.S.C. 901 to 944.
To implement the MOU, NIOSH has
developed a draft quality assurance
review procedure entitled, NIOSH
Quality Assurance Review of B Readers’
Classifications Submitted in the
Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung
Benefits Program, to provide a
mechanism to assess the quality of
classifications of certain chest
radiographs performed by B Readers.
NIOSH quality assurance review will
focus on the classification of the
presence or absence of large opacities as
described in the ILO classification
system in chest radiographs, because
coal miners with large opacities are
irrefutably presumed to be totally
disabled, or to have died, from
pneumoconiosis, pursuant to 30 U.S.C.
921(c)(3). Thus, determinations of large
opacities have a significant impact on
awarding benefits under the Black Lung
Benefits Act.
NIOSH seeks comment from B
Readers and other interested parties on
the draft procedure. All comments
submitted will be considered; the final
version of this procedure will be
published on the NIOSH Web site.
Dated: February 8, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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1 The Memorandum of Understanding between
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Compensation Programs (OWCP) and the
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) establishing a B reader quality assurance
program, is found in the docket for this action.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number CDC-2016-0020, NIOSH-289]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Quality Assurance Review of B Readers' Classifications Submitted in the
Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program
AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
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ACTION: Request for information and comment.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announces the
availability of draft procedures pertaining to classifications referred
to the NIOSH Respiratory Health Division (RHD) by the Department of
Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, for quality assurance
review and corrective measures. The draft, titled, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of
B Readers' Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL)
Black Lung Benefits Program, is available for public comment. To view
the notice and related materials, visit www.regulations.gov and enter
CDC-2016-0020 in the field and click ``Search.'' This draft document
does not have the force or effect of the law.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: Comments must be received by April 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2016-0020 and
docket number NIOSH-289, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All information received in response to this notice
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2016-0020; NIOSH-
289]. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background materials and comments
received, go to www.regulations.gov. All information received in
response to this notice will also be available for public examination
and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room 155,
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eileen Storey, NIOSH, Respiratory
Health Division, Surveillance Branch, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown,
WV, 26505. Telephone (304) 285-5754 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2015, NIOSH and the DOL Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) \1\ designed to establish a joint quality assurance
program for the assessment of classifications of chest radiographic
images performed by physicians in Black Lung Benefits proceedings who
are ``B Readers'' certified by NIOSH. The B Reader Certification
Program was established by NIOSH pursuant to the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 843. NIOSH B Readers are physicians
who have demonstrated proficiency in the use of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) Classification of Radiographs of
Pneumoconioses by passing a proficiency examination offered by NIOSH,
as specified in 42 CFR 37.51. B Readers may submit classifications as
part of OWCP's process of evaluating claims for compensation under the
federal Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 to 944.
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\1\ The Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of
Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) and the
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) establishing a B reader quality assurance program, is
found in the docket for this action.
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To implement the MOU, NIOSH has developed a draft quality assurance
review procedure entitled, NIOSH Quality Assurance Review of B Readers'
Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung
Benefits Program, to provide a mechanism to assess the quality of
classifications of certain chest radiographs performed by B Readers.
NIOSH quality assurance review will focus on the classification of the
presence or absence of large opacities as described in the ILO
classification system in chest radiographs, because coal miners with
large opacities are irrefutably presumed to be totally disabled, or to
have died, from pneumoconiosis, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 921(c)(3). Thus,
determinations of large opacities have a significant impact on awarding
benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
NIOSH seeks comment from B Readers and other interested parties on
the draft procedure. All comments submitted will be considered; the
final version of this procedure will be published on the NIOSH Web
site.
Dated: February 8, 2016.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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