81_FR_65136 81 FR 64953 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

81 FR 64953 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 183 (September 21, 2016)

Page Range64953-64954
FR Document2016-22712

The Advisory Board will meet October 17-19, 2016, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Comments, requests to speak, submissions of materials for the record, and requests for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit) comments, requests to address the Advisory Board, speaker presentations, and requests for special accommodations for the meetings by October 7, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
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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.

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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SUMMARY: The Advisory Board will meet October 17-19, 2016, in Oak 
Ridge, Tennessee.
    Comments, requests to speak, submissions of materials for the 
record, and requests for special accommodations: You must submit 
(postmark, send, transmit) comments, requests to address the Advisory 
Board, speaker presentations, and requests for special accommodations 
for the meetings by October 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will meet at the Comfort Inn Oak Ridge, 
433 Rutgers Ave., Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, phone 865-481-8200.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak and submissions of 
materials for the record: You may submit comments, materials, and 
requests to speak at the Advisory Board meeting, identified by the 
Advisory Board name and the meeting date of October 17-19, 2016, by any 
of the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, for example ``Request to Speak: 
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health'').
     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.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for 
special accommodations to attend the Advisory Board meeting by email, 
telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie Rhoads, OWCP, Room S-3524, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
telephone (202) 343-5580; email [email protected].
    Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name (OWCP), 
the committee name (the Advisory Board), and the meeting date (October 
17-19, 2016). 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 publically, without change, any comments, 
requests to speak, and speaker presentations, 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. Amanda 
McClure, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-
1028, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 
693-4672; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory Board meeting: The Advisory Board 
will meet Monday, October 17, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; 
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, 
October 19, 2016, from 8:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 
Some Advisory Board members may attend the meeting by teleconference. 
The teleconference number and other details for participating remotely 
will be posted on the Advisory Board's Web site, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, 72 hours prior to the 
commencement of the first meeting date. Advisory Board meetings are 
open to the public.
    Public comment sessions: Tuesday, October 18, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. 
to 6:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, October 19, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 
p.m. Please note that the public comment sessions end at the time 
indicated or following the last call for comments, whichever is 
earlier. Members of the public who wish to provide public comments 
should plan to attend the public comment session (in person or 
remotely) at the start time listed.
    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.
    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:
     Status of requests for information from the Department of 
Labor from the April 26-28, 2016 Advisory Board meeting;
     Discussion by the Subcommittee on the Site Exposure 
Matrices (SEM) of the Department of Labor;
     Discussion by the Subcommittee on Medical Advice for 
Claims Examiners re: Weighing Medical Evidence;
     Discussion by the Subcommittee on Evidentiary Requirements 
for Part B Lung Conditions;
     Discussion by the Subcommittee on Industrial Hygienists 
and Contract Medical Consultants and Their Reports;
     Advisory Board role in presumptions in EEOICPA;
     Circular 15-06 and associated memorandum regarding post-
1995 exposures, and
     Update on proposed DEEOIC regulations;
     Administrative issues raised by Advisory Board functions 
and future Advisory Board activities; and
     Public comments.
    OWCP transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of Advisory Board 
meetings. OWCP posts the transcripts and minutes on the Advisory Board 
Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, 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 Web site.
    Individuals requesting special accommodations to attend the 
Advisory Board meeting should contact Ms. Rhoads.
    Submission of comments: You may submit comments using one of the 
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your submission must include 
the Agency name (OWCP) and date for this Advisory Board meeting 
(October

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17-19, 2016). OWCP will post your comments on the Advisory Board Web 
site and provide your submissions to Advisory Board members.
    Because of security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by 
regular mail may experience significant delays.
    Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address 
the Advisory Board at the meeting you must submit a request to speak, 
as well as any written or electronic presentation, by October 7, 2016, 
using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. Your request 
may include:
     The amount of time requested to speak;
     The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization, 
affiliation), if any; and
     A brief outline of the presentation.
    PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be 
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010 
formats. The Advisory Board Chair may grant requests to address the 
Board as time and circumstances permit.
    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, Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
Worker Health, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, at 
[email protected], or Carrie Rhoads, Office of Workers' Compensation 
Programs, at [email protected], U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Suite S-3524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 343-5580. This is not a toll-free number.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of September, 2016.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-22712 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 21, 2016 / Notices 64953 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2016). Due to security-related physicians of the Department of Labor procedures, receipt of submissions by and reports of such hygienists and Office of Workers’ Compensation regular mail may experience significant physicians to ensure quality, objectivity, Programs delays. For additional information about and consistency. The Advisory Board submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY sunsets on December 19, 2019. Advisory Board on Toxic Substances INFORMATION section of this notice. The Advisory Board operates in and Worker Health OWCP will make available publically, accordance with the Federal Advisory AGENCY: Office of Workers’ without change, any comments, requests Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. Compensation Programs. to speak, and speaker presentations, 2) and its implementing regulations (41 including any personal information that CFR part 102–3). ACTION: Announcement of meeting of you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions Agenda: The tentative agenda for the the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances interested parties against submitting Advisory Board meeting includes: and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for • Status of requests for information personal information such as Social the Energy Employees Occupational from the Department of Labor from the Security numbers and birthdates. Illness Compensation Program Act April 26–28, 2016 Advisory Board (EEOICPA). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, meeting; SUMMARY: The Advisory Board will meet Office of Public Affairs, U.S. • Discussion by the Subcommittee on October 17–19, 2016, in Oak Ridge, Department of Labor, Room S–1028, 200 the Site Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the Tennessee. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC Department of Labor; Comments, requests to speak, 20210; telephone (202) 693–4672; email • Discussion by the Subcommittee on submissions of materials for the record, mcclure.amanda.c@dol.gov. Medical Advice for Claims Examiners and requests for special re: Weighing Medical Evidence; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory accommodations: You must submit • Discussion by the Subcommittee on Board meeting: The Advisory Board will Evidentiary Requirements for Part B (postmark, send, transmit) comments, meet Monday, October 17, 2016, from requests to address the Advisory Board, Lung Conditions; 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October • Discussion by the Subcommittee on speaker presentations, and requests for 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Industrial Hygienists and Contract special accommodations for the and Wednesday, October 19, 2016, from Medical Consultants and Their Reports; meetings by October 7, 2016. 8:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Oak Ridge, • Advisory Board role in ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will Tennessee. Some Advisory Board presumptions in EEOICPA; meet at the Comfort Inn Oak Ridge, 433 members may attend the meeting by • Circular 15–06 and associated Rutgers Ave., Oak Ridge, Tennessee teleconference. The teleconference memorandum regarding post-1995 37830, phone 865–481–8200. number and other details for exposures, and Submission of comments, requests to participating remotely will be posted on • Update on proposed DEEOIC speak and submissions of materials for the Advisory Board’s Web site, http:// regulations; the record: You may submit comments, www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/ • Administrative issues raised by materials, and requests to speak at the compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm, 72 Advisory Board functions and future Advisory Board meeting, identified by hours prior to the commencement of the Advisory Board activities; and the Advisory Board name and the first meeting date. Advisory Board • Public comments. meeting date of October 17–19, 2016, by meetings are open to the public. OWCP transcribes and prepares any of the following methods: Public comment sessions: Tuesday, detailed minutes of Advisory Board • Electronically: Send to: October 18, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 meetings. OWCP posts the transcripts EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify p.m.; and Wednesday, October 19, 2016, and minutes on the Advisory Board in the email subject line, for example from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please note Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/ ‘‘Request to Speak: Advisory Board on that the public comment sessions end at energy/regs/compliance/ Toxic Substances and Worker Health’’). the time indicated or following the last AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written • Mail, express delivery, hand call for comments, whichever is earlier. comments, speaker presentations, and delivery, messenger, or courier service: Members of the public who wish to other materials submitted to the Submit one copy to the following provide public comments should plan Advisory Board or presented at address: U.S. Department of Labor, to attend the public comment session Advisory Board meetings. Office of Workers’ Compensation (in person or remotely) at the start time Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic listed. Public Participation, Submissions and Substances and Worker Health, Room The Advisory Board is mandated by Access to Public Record S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Section 3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary Advisory Board meetings: All Washington, DC 20210. of Labor established the Board under Advisory Board meetings are open to Requests for special accommodations: this authority and Executive Order the public. Information on how to Please submit requests for special 13699 (June 26, 2015). The purpose of participate in the meeting remotely will accommodations to attend the Advisory the Advisory Board is to advise the be posted on the Advisory Board’s Web Board meeting by email, telephone, or Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site site. hard copy to Ms. Carrie Rhoads, OWCP, Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the Individuals requesting special Room S–3524, U.S. Department of Department of Labor; (2) medical accommodations to attend the Advisory Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., guidance for claims examiners for Board meeting should contact Ms. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) claims with the EEOICPA program, with Rhoads. 343–5580; email EnergyAdvisoryBoard@ respect to the weighing of the medical Submission of comments: You may dol.gov. evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary submit comments using one of the Instructions: Your submissions must requirements for claims under Part B of methods listed in the ADDRESSES include the Agency name (OWCP), the EEOICPA related to lung disease; and section. 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64954 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 21, 2016 / Notices 17–19, 2016). OWCP will post your ACTION:Draft regulatory guide; request I. Obtaining Information and comments on the Advisory Board Web for comment. Submitting Comments site and provide your submissions to SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory A. Obtaining Information Advisory Board members. Because of security-related Commission (NRC) is issuing for public Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– procedures, receipt of submissions by comment draft regulatory guide (DG)– 0201 when contacting the NRC about regular mail may experience significant 1332, ‘‘Nuclear Power Plant the availability of information regarding delays. Instrumentation for Earthquakes.’’ This this action. You may obtain publically- Requests to speak and speaker DG is proposed Revision 3 of Regulatory available information related to this presentations: If you want to address the Guide 1.12, ‘‘Nuclear Power Plant action by any of the following methods: Advisory Board at the meeting you must Instrumentation for Earthquakes.’’ The • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to submit a request to speak, as well as any NRC proposes to revise the guide to http://www.regulations.gov and search written or electronic presentation, by incorporate advances in seismic for Docket ID NRC–2016–0201. October 7, 2016, using one of the instrumentation and operating • NRC’s Agencywide Documents methods listed in the ADDRESSES experience since Revision 2 of RG 1.12 Access and Management System section. Your request may include: was issued in 1997. The proposed (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- • The amount of time requested to revision describes the seismic available documents online in the speak; instrumentation criteria, including ADAMS Public Documents collection at • The interest you represent (e.g., instrumentation type, locations, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ business, organization, affiliation), if characteristics, and maintenance, that adams.html. To begin the search, select any; and the NRC staff considers acceptable for ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then • A brief outline of the presentation. nuclear power plants. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS PowerPoint presentations and other DATES: Submit comments by November Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, electronic materials must be compatible 21, 2016. Comments received after this please contact the NRC’s Public with PowerPoint 2010 and other date will be considered if it is practical Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Microsoft Office 2010 formats. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
ContactFor press inquiries: Ms. Amanda McClure, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S- 1028, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-4672; email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 64953 
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