81 FR 40925 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Subcommittee on Industrial Hygienists (IH) & Contract Medical Consultants (CMC) and Their Reports
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 121 (June 23, 2016)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 121 (June 23, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14834 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 40925-40926] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14834] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Subcommittee on Industrial Hygienists (IH) & Contract Medical Consultants (CMC) and Their Reports AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor. ACTION: Announcement of meeting of the Subcommittee on IH & CMC and Their Reports of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The subcommittee will meet via teleconference on July 18, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 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, 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 #4, IH & CMC and Their Reports. The Advisory Board operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory [[Page 40926]] 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 IH & CMC and Their Reports meeting includes:Defining the issues and scope of the subcommittee's topic area: the work of industrial hygienists and staff physicians and consulting physicians and their reports to ensure quality, objectivity and consistency; 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 18, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 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 18, 2016, by any of the following methods: Electronically: Send to: [email protected] (specify in the email subject line, ``Subcommittee on IH & CMC and Their Reports''). 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 11, 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. [FR Doc. 2016-14834 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIJ was technology does or does not firearm system compared to existing
tasked with supporting the President’s significantly reduce the reliability of the firearms.
Plan to Reduce Gun Violence, firearm system compared to existing Nancy Rodriguez,
specifically: firearms. It is believed that this is the Director, National Institute of Justice.
The President is directing the Attorney first effort to apply a methodology to
[FR Doc. 2016–14925 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am]
General to work with technology experts to provide a rigorous and scientific
review existing and emerging gun safety BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
assessment of the technical performance
technologies, and to issue a report on the characteristics of these types of firearms.
availability and use of those technologies. In
addition, the Administration will issue a With this Challenge, manufacturers DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
challenge to the private sector to develop and developers of (1) firearms that
innovative and cost-effective gun safety incorporate advanced safety Office of Workers’ Compensation
technology and provide prizes for those Programs
technologies or (2) firearms accessories
technologies that are proven to be reliable
and effective. utilizing advanced safety technologies
that are intended to modify firearms Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
In support of this Executive action, and Worker Health: Subcommittee on
were able to submit their products for
NIJ has conducted a technology Industrial Hygienists (IH) & Contract
testing and evaluation. The Challenge is Medical Consultants (CMC) and Their
assessment and market survey of
existing and emerging gun safety designed to proceed in an escalated Reports
technologies that would be of interest to manner in three stages, including an
informational and safety review, light AGENCY: Office of Workers’
the law enforcement and criminal
duty single product testing, and more Compensation Programs, Labor.
justice communities and others with an
heavy duty expanded product testing. ACTION: Announcement of meeting of
interest in gun safety and advanced
firearm technology. These firearms or To assess the reliability of smart gun the Subcommittee on IH & CMC and
firearms accessories can be understood technology, the U.S. Army Aberdeen Their Reports of the Advisory Board on
to use integrated components that Test Center (ATC) plans to perform Toxic Substances and Worker Health
firearm testing and evaluation. The (Advisory Board) for the Energy
exclusively permit an authorized user or
Challenge was published on October 7, Employees Occupational Illness
set of users to operate or fire the gun
2015, and closed to submissions on Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
and automatically deactivate it under a
set of specific circumstances, reducing January 5, 2016. SUMMARY: The subcommittee will meet
the chances of accidental or purposeful NIJ hopes to better understand the via teleconference on July 18, 2016,
use by an unauthorized user. The effect of smart gun technology on the from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern
integrated gun safety technology may reliability of the firearm versus the same Time.
include different authentication or similar firearms without the added For Press Inquiries Contact: For press
technologies, such as radio frequency inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office
safety technology. This Challenge seeks
identification and fingerprint sensors. of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of
A report published in June 2013 by ‘‘apples to apples’’ comparisons to the
Labor, Room S–1028, 200 Constitution
NIJ entitled A Review of Gun Safety greatest extent possible. Testing and Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
Technologies (https://www.ncjrs.gov/ evaluation is designed to prioritize the telephone (202) 693–4672; email
pdffiles1/nij/242500.pdf) examined collection and use of data that can mcclure.amanda.c@dol.gov.
existing and emerging gun safety substantiate conclusions about the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
technologies, and their availability and relative performance of firearms, so that Advisory Board is mandated by Section
use, to provide a comprehensive firearms with and without advanced 3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary of
perspective on firearms with integrated gun safety technology that are similar Labor established the Board under this
advanced safety technologies. Following with respect to type, form factor, caliber, authority and Executive Order 13699
the report, NIJ published a Federal and other physical characteristics are (June 26, 2015). The purpose of the
Register Notice (https:// tested and evaluated using a common Advisory Board is to advise the
federalregister.gov/a/2014-27368) to methodology and equivalent Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site
receive information regarding which ammunition. Testing and evaluation is Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the
firearms and firearms accessories, that not designed to provide comparison of Department of Labor; (2) medical
incorporate advanced safety test results against absolute performance guidance for claims examiners for
technologies, could be made available requirements or safety criteria, but claims with the EEOICPA program, with
by industry for testing and evaluation in rather to provide a meaningful respect to the weighing of the medical
the Challenge. comparison of test results of one firearm evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary
NIJ now seeks an objective against another similar firearm, or a requirements for claims under Part B of
demonstration of the reliability of EEOICPA related to lung disease; and
firearm with and without a relevant
firearms available today with advanced (4) the work of industrial hygienists and
safety accessory. NIJ recently sought
gun safety technology integrated into staff physicians and consulting
feedback from the public on the draft
the firearm. The reliability of firearms physicians of the Department of Labor
with integrated advanced safety test procedures developed for the Gun
and reports of such hygienists and
technologies has been cited as a concern Safety Technology Challenge, published
physicians to ensure quality, objectivity,
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regarding the potential performance and here: https://federalregister.gov/a/2016- and consistency. The Advisory Board
user acceptance of products that may 10121. That document describes test sunsets on December 19, 2019. This
incorporate such technologies, as methods to provide a basis to determine subcommittee is being assembled to
discussed in the 2013 NIJ report. It is whether the addition of a smart gun gather data and begin working on advice
anticipated that the results of the technology does or does not under Area #4, IH & CMC and Their
Challenge will provide a basis to significantly reduce the reliability of the Reports.
improve the general understanding of The Advisory Board operates in
whether the addition of a smart gun accordance with the Federal Advisory
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Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. Substances and Worker Health, Room • When connected to the call, please
2) and its implementing regulations (41 S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., immediately ‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone.
CFR part 102–3). Washington, DC 20210. Due to security- Members of the public are asked to
Agenda: The tentative agenda for the related procedures, receipt of keep their telephones muted to
Subcommittee on IH & CMC and Their submissions by regular mail may eliminate background noises. To avoid
Reports meeting includes: experience significant delays. disrupting the meeting, please refrain
• Defining the issues and scope of the Comments must be received by July from placing the call on hold if doing so
subcommittee’s topic area: the work of 11, 2016. OWCP will make available will trigger recorded music or other
industrial hygienists and staff publically, without change, any written sound. From time to time, the Chair may
physicians and consulting physicians comments, including any personal solicit comments from the public.
and their reports to ensure quality, information that you provide. Therefore,
STATUS OF MEETING: Open.
objectivity and consistency; OWCP cautions interested parties
• Defining data and informational against submitting personal information MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
needs (and review) for the topic area; such as Social Security numbers and 1. Approval of agenda
• Drafting the initial work plan with birthdates. 2. Discussion with Management
a timetable. Electronic copies of this Federal regarding recommendations for
OWCP transcribes Advisory Board Register notice are available at http:// LSC’s fiscal year 2018 budget
subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts www.regulations.gov. This notice, as request
the transcripts on the Advisory Board well as news releases and other relevant • Jim Sandman, President
Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/ information, are also available on the
energy/regs/compliance/ • Carol Bergman, Director,
Advisory Board’s Web page at http:// Government Relations and Public
AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/
comments and other materials Affairs
compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
submitted to the subcommittee or 3. Discussion with Inspector General
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You regarding the OIG’s fiscal year 2018
presented at subcommittee meetings. may contact Antonio Rios, Designated budget request
Public Participation, Submissions, and Federal Officer, at rios.antonio@dol.gov,
• Jeffery Schanz, Inspector General
Access to the Public Record or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer, at rhoads.carrie@ • David Maddox, Assistant Inspector
Subcommittee meeting: The General for Management &
dol.gov, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
subcommittee will meet via Evaluation
Constitution Avenue NW., Suite S–
teleconference on Monday, July 18, 4. Consider and act on FY 2018 Budget
3524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Request Resolution 2016–XXX
(202) 343–5580.
Eastern Time. Advisory Board This is not a toll-free number. 5. Public comment
subcommittee meetings are open to the 6. Consider and act on other business
public. The teleconference number and Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of
June, 2016. 7. Consider and act on adjournment of
other details for listening to the meeting
Leonard J. Howie III, meeting
will be posted on the Advisory Board’s
Web site no later than 72 hours prior to Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
the meeting. This information will be Programs. Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to
posted at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/ [FR Doc. 2016–14834 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] the Vice President & General Counsel, at
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