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81 FR 40723 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Subcommittee on the Site Exposure Matrices (SEM)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

Page Range40723-40724
FR Document2016-14820

The subcommittee will meet via teleconference on July 11, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. For Press Inquiries Contact: For press inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S- 1028, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-4672; email [email protected]

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40723-40724]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14820]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: 
Subcommittee on the Site Exposure Matrices (SEM)

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting of the Subcommittee on the Site 
Exposure Matrices 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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SUMMARY: The subcommittee will meet via teleconference on July 11, 
2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    For Press Inquiries Contact: For press inquiries: Ms. Amanda 
McClure, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-
1028, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone 
(202) 693-4672; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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; 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,

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and consistency. The Advisory Board sunsets on December 19, 2019. This 
subcommittee is being assembled to gather data and begin working on 
advice under Area #1, the Site Exposure Matrices.
    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 Subcommittee on the Site 
Exposure Matrices meeting includes:
     Defining the issues and scope of the subcommittee's topic 
area: The Site Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the Department of Labor;
     Defining data and informational needs (and review) for the 
topic area;
     Drafting the initial work plan with a timetable.
    OWCP transcribes Advisory Board subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts 
the transcripts on the Advisory Board Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written 
comments and other materials submitted to the subcommittee or presented 
at subcommittee meetings.

Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to the Public Record

    Subcommittee meeting: The subcommittee will meet via teleconference 
on Monday, July 11, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Advisory Board subcommittee meetings are open to the public. The 
teleconference number and other details for listening to the meeting 
will be posted on the Advisory Board's Web site no later than 72 hours 
prior to the meeting. This information will be posted at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for 
special accommodations to participate in the subcommittee meeting by 
email, telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie Rhoads, OWCP, Room S-3524, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20210; telephone (202) 343-5580; email [email protected].
    Submission of written comments for the record: You may submit 
written comments, identified by the subcommittee name and the meeting 
date of July 11, 2016, by any of the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Subcommittee on the Site Exposure 
Matrices'').
     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. Due to security-related 
procedures, receipt of submissions by regular mail may experience 
significant delays.
    Comments must be received by July 5, 2016. OWCP will make available 
publically, without change, any written comments, including any 
personal information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions 
interested parties against submitting personal information such as 
Social Security numbers and birthdates.
    Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at 
http://www.regulations.gov. This notice, as well as news releases and 
other relevant information, are also available on the Advisory Board's 
Web page at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Antonio Rios, 
Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected], or Carrie Rhoads, 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected], 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 17th day of June, 2016.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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                                                  Illness Compensation Program Act                        Public Participation, Submissions, and                 Federal Officer, at rios.antonio@dol.gov,
                                                  (EEOICPA).                                              Access to the Public Record                            or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated
                                                                                                             Subcommittee meeting: The                           Federal Officer, at rhoads.carrie@
                                                  SUMMARY:    The subcommittee will meet                                                                         dol.gov, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
                                                                                                          subcommittee will meet via
                                                  via teleconference on July 12, 2016,                                                                           Constitution Avenue NW., Suite
                                                                                                          teleconference on Tuesday, July 12,
                                                  from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern                                                                            S–3524, Washington, DC 20210,
                                                                                                          2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                  Time.                                                                                                          telephone (202) 343–5580.
                                                                                                          Eastern Time. Advisory Board
                                                     For Press Inquiries Contact: For press               subcommittee meetings are open to the                     This is not a toll-free number.
                                                  inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office                   public. The teleconference number and                    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17 day of
                                                  of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of                   other details for listening to the meeting             June 2016.
                                                  Labor, Room S–1028, 200 Constitution                    will be posted on the Advisory Board’s                 Leonard J. Howie III,
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;                       Web site no later than 72 hours prior to               Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation
                                                  telephone (202) 693–4672; email                         the meeting. This information will be                  Programs.
                                                  mcclure.amanda.c@dol.gov.                               posted at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/                     [FR Doc. 2016–14822 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          energy/regs/compliance/                                BILLING CODE 4510–24–P
                                                  Advisory Board is mandated by Section                   AdvisoryBoard.htm.
                                                  3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary of                          Requests for special accommodations:
                                                  Labor established the Board under this                  Please submit requests for special                     DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                  authority and Executive Order 13699                     accommodations to participate in the
                                                  (June 26, 2015). The purpose of the                     subcommittee meeting by email,                         Office of Workers’ Compensation
                                                  Advisory Board is to advise the                         telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie                  Programs
                                                  Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site                 Rhoads, OWCP, Room S–3524, U.S.
                                                                                                          Department of Labor, 200 Constitution                  Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
                                                  Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the
                                                                                                          Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;                      and Worker Health: Subcommittee on
                                                  Department of Labor; (2) medical
                                                                                                          telephone (202) 343–5580; email                        the Site Exposure Matrices (SEM)
                                                  guidance for claims examiners for
                                                  claims with the EEOICPA program, with                   EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov.                           AGENCY: Office of Workers’
                                                  respect to the weighing of the medical                     Submission of written comments for                  Compensation Programs, Department of
                                                  evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary                  the record: You may submit written                     Labor.
                                                  requirements for claims under Part B of                 comments, identified by the                            ACTION: Announcement of meeting of
                                                  EEOICPA related to lung disease; and                    subcommittee name and the meeting                      the Subcommittee on the Site Exposure
                                                  (4) the work of industrial hygienists and               date of July 12, 2016, by any of the                   Matrices of the Advisory Board on Toxic
                                                  staff physicians and consulting                         following methods:                                     Substances and Worker Health
                                                  physicians of the Department of Labor                      • Electronically: Send to:                          (Advisory Board) for the Energy
                                                  and reports of such hygienists and                      EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify                   Employees Occupational Illness
                                                  physicians to ensure quality, objectivity,              in the email subject line,                             Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
                                                  and consistency. The Advisory Board                     ‘‘Subcommittee on Medical Advice re:
                                                  sunsets on December 19, 2019. This                      Weighing Medical Evidence’’).                          SUMMARY:   The subcommittee will meet
                                                  subcommittee is being assembled to                         • Mail, express delivery, hand                      via teleconference on July 11, 2016,
                                                  gather data and begin working on advice                 delivery, messenger, or courier service:               from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                  under Area #2, Medical Advice re:                       Submit one copy to the following                       Time.
                                                  Weighing Medical Evidence.                              address: U.S. Department of Labor,                        For Press Inquiries Contact: For press
                                                     The Advisory Board operates in                       Office of Workers’ Compensation                        inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office
                                                  accordance with the Federal Advisory                    Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic                      of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of
                                                  Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.                     Substances and Worker Health, Room                     Labor, Room S–1028, 200 Constitution
                                                  2) and its implementing regulations (41                 S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,                     Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
                                                  CFR part 102–3).                                        Washington, DC 20210. Due to security-                 telephone (202) 693–4672; email
                                                                                                          related procedures, receipt of                         mcclure.amanda.c@dol.gov.
                                                     Agenda: The tentative agenda for the
                                                                                                          submissions by regular mail may                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  Subcommittee on Medical Advice re:
                                                                                                          experience significant delays.                         Advisory Board is mandated by Section
                                                  Weighing Medical Evidence meeting
                                                                                                             Comments must be received by July 5,                3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary of
                                                  includes:
                                                                                                          2016. OWCP will make available                         Labor established the Board under this
                                                     • Defining the issues and scope of the               publically, without change, any written                authority and Executive Order 13699
                                                  subcommittee’s topic area: medical                      comments, including any personal                       (June 26, 2015). The purpose of the
                                                  advice to claims examiners re: weighing                 information that you provide. Therefore,               Advisory Board is to advise the
                                                  medical evidence;                                       OWCP cautions interested parties                       Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site
                                                     • Defining data and informational                    against submitting personal information                Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the
                                                  needs (and review) for the topic area;                  such as Social Security numbers and                    Department of Labor; (2) medical
                                                     • Drafting the initial work plan with                birthdates.                                            guidance for claims examiners for
                                                  a timetable.                                               Electronic copies of this Federal                   claims with the EEOICPA program, with
                                                     OWCP transcribes Advisory Board                      Register notice are available at http://               respect to the weighing of the medical
                                                  subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts                       www.regulations.gov. This notice, as                   evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary
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                                                  the transcripts on the Advisory Board                   well as news releases and other relevant               requirements for claims under Part B of
                                                  Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/                      information, are also available on the                 EEOICPA related to lung disease; and
                                                  energy/regs/compliance/                                 Advisory Board’s Web page at http://                   (4) the work of industrial hygienists and
                                                  AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written                   www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/                          staff physicians and consulting
                                                  comments and other materials                            compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.                          physicians of the Department of Labor
                                                  submitted to the subcommittee or                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You                   and reports of such hygienists and
                                                  presented at subcommittee meetings.                     may contact Antonio Rios, Designated                   physicians to ensure quality, objectivity,


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                                                  40724                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2016 / Notices

                                                  and consistency. The Advisory Board                       • Mail, express delivery, hand                       ADDRESSES:    NASA Headquarters, Room
                                                  sunsets on December 19, 2019. This                      delivery, messenger, or courier service:               9H40, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                  subcommittee is being assembled to                      Submit one copy to the following                       20546.
                                                  gather data and begin working on advice                 address: U.S. Department of Labor,                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
                                                  under Area #1, the Site Exposure                        Office of Workers’ Compensation                        Marian Norris, Aerospace Safety
                                                  Matrices.                                               Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic                      Advisory Panel Administrative Officer,
                                                     The Advisory Board operates in                       Substances and Worker Health, Room                     NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
                                                  accordance with the Federal Advisory                    S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,                     20546, (202) 358–4452 or mnorris@
                                                  Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.                     Washington, DC 20210. Due to security-                 nasa.gov.
                                                  2) and its implementing regulations (41                 related procedures, receipt of                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  CFR part 102–3).                                        submissions by regular mail may                        Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
                                                     Agenda: The tentative agenda for the                 experience significant delays.                         (ASAP) will hold its Third Quarterly
                                                  Subcommittee on the Site Exposure                         Comments must be received by July 5,                 Meeting for 2016. This discussion is
                                                  Matrices meeting includes:                              2016. OWCP will make available                         pursuant to carrying out its statutory
                                                     • Defining the issues and scope of the               publically, without change, any written                duties for which the Panel reviews,
                                                  subcommittee’s topic area: The Site                     comments, including any personal                       identifies, evaluates, and advises on
                                                  Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the                          information that you provide. Therefore,               those program activities, systems,
                                                  Department of Labor;                                    OWCP cautions interested parties
                                                     • Defining data and informational                                                                           procedures, and management activities
                                                                                                          against submitting personal information                that can contribute to program risk.
                                                  needs (and review) for the topic area;                  such as Social Security numbers and
                                                     • Drafting the initial work plan with                                                                       Priority is given to those programs that
                                                                                                          birthdates.                                            involve the safety of human flight. The
                                                  a timetable.                                              Electronic copies of this Federal
                                                     OWCP transcribes Advisory Board                                                                             agenda will include:
                                                                                                          Register notice are available at http://               —Updates on the Exploration Systems
                                                  subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts                       www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
                                                  the transcripts on the Advisory Board                                                                             Development
                                                                                                          well as news releases and other relevant               —Updates on the Commercial Crew
                                                  Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/                      information, are also available on the
                                                  energy/regs/compliance/                                                                                           Program
                                                                                                          Advisory Board’s Web page at http://                   —Updates on the International Space
                                                  AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written                   www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/                             Station Program
                                                  comments and other materials                            compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
                                                  submitted to the subcommittee or                                                                                  The meeting will be open to the
                                                  presented at subcommittee meetings.                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You                   public up to the seating capacity of the
                                                                                                          may contact Antonio Rios, Designated                   room. Seating will be on a first-come
                                                  Public Participation, Submissions, and                  Federal Officer, at rios.antonio@dol.gov,              basis. This meeting is also available
                                                  Access to the Public Record                             or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated                 telephonically. Any interested person
                                                     Subcommittee meeting: The                            Federal Officer, at rhoads.carrie@                     may call the USA toll free conference
                                                  subcommittee will meet via                              dol.gov, U.S. Department of Labor, 200                 call number 877–918–6321; pass code
                                                  teleconference on Monday, July 11,                      Constitution Avenue NW., Suite S–                      1242097. Attendees will be requested to
                                                  2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.                       3524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone                  sign a register and to comply with
                                                  Eastern Time. Advisory Board                            (202) 343–5580. This is not a toll-free                NASA security requirements, including
                                                  subcommittee meetings are open to the                   number.                                                the presentation of a valid picture ID
                                                  public. The teleconference number and                     Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of           before receiving access to NASA
                                                  other details for listening to the meeting              June, 2016.                                            Headquarters. Due to the Real ID Act,
                                                  will be posted on the Advisory Board’s                  Leonard J. Howie III,                                  Public Law 109–13, any attendees with
                                                  Web site no later than 72 hours prior to                Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation
                                                                                                                                                                 drivers licenses issued from non-
                                                  the meeting. This information will be                   Programs.                                              compliant states/territories must present
                                                  posted at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/                      [FR Doc. 2016–14820 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 a second form of ID [Federal employee
                                                  energy/regs/compliance/                                                                                        badge; passport; active military
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 4510–24–P
                                                  AdvisoryBoard.htm.                                                                                             identification card; enhanced driver’s
                                                     Requests for special accommodations:                                                                        license; U.S. Coast Guard Merchant
                                                  Please submit requests for special                                                                             Mariner card; Native American tribal
                                                  accommodations to participate in the                    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                               document; school identification
                                                  subcommittee meeting by email,                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION                                   accompanied by an item from LIST C
                                                  telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie                                                                          (documents that establish employment
                                                                                                          [Notice: (16–043)]
                                                  Rhoads, OWCP, Room S–3524, U.S.                                                                                authorization) from the ‘‘List of the
                                                  Department of Labor, 200 Constitution                   Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel;                       Acceptable Documents’’ on Form I–9].
                                                  Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;                       Meeting                                                Non-compliant states/territories are:
                                                  telephone (202) 343–5580; email                                                                                American Samoa, Illinois, Minnesota,
                                                  EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov.                            AGENCY: National Aeronautics and                       Missouri, New Mexico and Washington.
                                                     Submission of written comments for                   Space Administration (NASA).                           Foreign nationals attending this meeting
                                                  the record: You may submit written                      ACTION: Notice of meeting.                             will be required to provide a copy of
                                                  comments, identified by the                                                                                    their passport and visa in addition to
                                                  subcommittee name and the meeting                       SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                      providing the following information no
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                                                  date of July 11, 2016, by any of the                    Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public                 less than 10 working days prior to the
                                                  following methods:                                      Law 92–463, as amended, the National                   meeting: Full name; gender; date/place
                                                     • Electronically: Send to:                           Aeronautics and Space Administration                   of birth; citizenship; visa information
                                                  EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify                    announces a forthcoming meeting of the                 (number, type, expiration date);
                                                  in the email subject line,                              Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.                       passport information (number, country,
                                                  ‘‘Subcommittee on the Site Exposure                     DATES: Thursday, July 21, 2016, 10:15                  expiration date); employer/affiliation
                                                  Matrices’’).                                            a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Local Time.                        information (name of institution,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of meeting of the Subcommittee on the Site Exposure Matrices of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
ContactYou may contact Antonio Rios, Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected], or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected], 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.
FR Citation81 FR 40723 

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