81_FR_87827 81 FR 87594 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Subcommittee on Evidentiary Requirements for Part B Lung Disease

81 FR 87594 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Subcommittee on Evidentiary Requirements for Part B Lung Disease

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 2016)

Page Range87594-87594
FR Document2016-29114

The subcommittee will meet via teleconference on December 21, 2016, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 87594]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29114]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: 
Subcommittee on Evidentiary Requirements for Part B Lung Disease

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

ACTION: Announcement of meeting of the Subcommittee on Evidentiary 
Requirements for Part B Lung Disease 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 December 21, 
2016, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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.
    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 and analyze data and continue working on advice under Area #3, 
Evidentiary Requirements for Part B lung conditions.
    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 Evidentiary 
Requirements for Part B Lung Disease meeting includes: Review possible 
draft presumption for sarcoidosis/chronic beryllium disease (CBD) 
cases; discuss summary of cases reviewed; discuss issues identified in 
Part B lung conditions cases; discuss original DOL request for 
clarification and draft responses to questions; determine if any 
additional data or information is needed; discuss other recommendations 
and next steps.
    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 Wednesday, December 21, 2016, from 2:30 p.m. until 6:00 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 December 21, 2016, by any of the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Subcommittee on Part B Lung 
Conditions'').
     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 December 14, 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-29114 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am]
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87594 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 233 / Monday, December 5, 2016 / Notices Signed at Washington, DC. and reports of such hygienists and date of December 21, 2016, by any of the Phyllis C. Borzi, physicians to ensure quality, objectivity, following methods: Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits and consistency. The Advisory Board • Electronically: Send to: Security Administration. sunsets on December 19, 2019. This EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify [FR Doc. 2016–29119 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am] subcommittee is being assembled to in the email subject line, BILLING CODE 4510–29–P gather and analyze data and continue ‘‘Subcommittee on Part B Lung working on advice under Area #3, Conditions’’). 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OWCP will make the Subcommittee on Evidentiary issues identified in Part B lung available publically, without change, Requirements for Part B Lung Disease of conditions cases; discuss original DOL any written comments, including any the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances request for clarification and draft personal information that you provide. and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for responses to questions; determine if any Therefore, OWCP cautions interested the Energy Employees Occupational additional data or information is parties against submitting personal Illness Compensation Program Act needed; discuss other recommendations information such as Social Security (EEOICPA). and next steps. numbers and birthdates. OWCP transcribes Advisory Board Electronic copies of this Federal SUMMARY: The subcommittee will meet subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts Register notice are available at http:// via teleconference on December 21, the transcripts on the Advisory Board www.regulations.gov. This notice, as 2016, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Web page, http://www.dol.gov/owcp/ well as news releases and other relevant Eastern Time. energy/regs/compliance/ information, are also available on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You AdvisoryBoard.htm, along with written Advisory Board’s Web page at http:// may contact Antonio Rios, Designated comments and other materials www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/ Federal Officer, at rios.antonio@dol.gov, submitted to the subcommittee or compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm. or Carrie Rhoads, Alternate Designated presented at subcommittee meetings. Signed at Washington, DC. Federal Officer, at rhoads.carrie@ Leonard J. Howie III, Public Participation, Submissions, and dol.gov, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Access to the Public Record Constitution Avenue NW., Suite S– Programs. 3524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone Subcommittee meeting: The [FR Doc. 2016–29114 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am] (202) 343–5580. 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The Secretary of posted at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/ AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Labor established the Board under this energy/regs/compliance/ Space Administration authority and Executive Order 13699 AdvisoryBoard.htm. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant an (June 26, 2015). The purpose of the Requests for special accommodations: Exclusive License. Advisory Board is to advise the Please submit requests for special Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site accommodations to participate in the SUMMARY: This notice is issued in Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the subcommittee meeting by email, accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 Department of Labor; (2) medical telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). 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SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of meeting of the Subcommittee on Evidentiary Requirements for Part B Lung Disease 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 87594 
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