82 FR 25340 - Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Working Group on Presumptions
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)
| Page Range | 25340-25340 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11250 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 25340] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11250] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Working Group on Presumptions AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor. ACTION: Announcement of meeting of the Working Group on Presumptions of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The working group will meet via teleconference on June 21, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Louviere, 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: 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 working group is being assembled to gather and analyze data and continue working on providing EEOICP with updated presumptions. 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 meeting of the Working Group on Presumptions includes: Continue review of draft changes in current presumptions; discuss candidate topics for new presumptions. OWCP will transcribe the Advisory Board working group meeting. OWCP will post 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 working group or presented at the working group meeting. Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to the Public Record Working group meeting: The working group will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Advisory Board working group 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 working group 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 working group name and the meeting date of June 21, 2017, by any of the following methods:Electronically: Send to: [email protected] (specify in the email subject line, ``Working Group on Presumptions''). 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 June 14, 2017. 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 Douglas Fitzgerald, 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, May 23, 2017. Gary Steinberg, Deputy Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. [FR Doc. 2017-11250 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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Authority and Signature and reports of such hygienists and Office of Workers’ Compensation
Dorothy Dougherty, Deputy Assistant physicians to ensure quality, objectivity, Programs, Advisory Board on Toxic
Secretary of Labor for Occupational and consistency. The Advisory Board Substances and Worker Health, Room
Safety and Health, 200 Constitution sunsets on December 19, 2019. This S–3522, 200 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, working group is being assembled to Washington, DC 20210. Due to security-
authorized the preparation of this gather and analyze data and continue related procedures, receipt of
notice. Accordingly, the Agency is working on providing EEOICP with submissions by regular mail may
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. updated presumptions. experience significant delays.
The Advisory Board operates in Comments must be received by June
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No.
accordance with the Federal Advisory 14, 2017. OWCP will make available
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. publically, without change, any written
29 CFR 1910.7.
2) and its implementing regulations (41 comments, including any personal
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 24, CFR part 102–3).
2017. information that you provide. Therefore,
Agenda: The tentative agenda for the OWCP cautions interested parties
Dorothy Dougherty, meeting of the Working Group on against submitting personal information
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Presumptions includes: Continue such as Social Security numbers and
Occupational Safety and Health. review of draft changes in current birthdates.
[FR Doc. 2017–11239 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am] presumptions; discuss candidate topics
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P for new presumptions. Electronic copies of this Federal
OWCP will transcribe the Advisory Register notice are available at http://
Board working group meeting. OWCP www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR will post the transcripts on the Advisory well as news releases and other relevant
Board Web page, http://www.dol.gov/ information, are also available on the
Office of Workers’ Compensation owcp/energy/regs/compliance/Advisory Advisory Board’s Web page at http://
Programs Board.htm, along with written www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/
comments and other materials compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances submitted to the working group or
and Worker Health: Working Group on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
presented at the working group meeting. may contact Douglas Fitzgerald,
Presumptions
Public Participation, Submissions, and Designated Federal Officer, at
AGENCY: Office of Workers’ Access to the Public Record fitzgerald.douglas@dol.gov, or Carrie
Compensation Programs, Labor. Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal
Working group meeting: The working Officer, at rhoads.carrie@dol.gov, U.S.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting of
group will meet via teleconference on Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
the Working Group on Presumptions of
Wednesday, June 21, 2017, from 1:00 Avenue NW., Suite S–3524,
the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202)
and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for
Advisory Board working group meetings 343–5580. This is not a toll-free number.
the Energy Employees Occupational
are open to the public. The
Illness Compensation Program Act Signed at Washington, DC, May 23, 2017.
teleconference number and other details
(EEOICPA). Gary Steinberg,
for listening to the meeting will be
SUMMARY: The working group will meet posted on the Advisory Board’s Web site Deputy Director, Office of Workers’
via teleconference on June 21, 2017, no later than 72 hours prior to the Compensation Programs.
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern meeting. This information will be [FR Doc. 2017–11250 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]
Time. posted at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/ BILLING CODE 4510–24–P
energy/regs/compliance/Advisory
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Board.htm.
Amy Louviere, Office of Public Affairs, Requests for special accommodations: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S– Please submit requests for special
1028, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., accommodations to participate in the Office of Workers’ Compensation
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) working group meeting by email, Programs
693–4672; email Louviere.Amy@dol.gov. telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances
Rhoads, OWCP, Room S–3524, U.S.
Advisory Board is mandated by Section and Worker Health: Joint
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
3687 of EEOICPA. The Secretary of Subcommittee Meeting Between
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210;
Labor established the Board under this Subcommittee on Medical Advice Re:
telephone (202) 343–5580; email
authority and Executive Order 13699 Weighing Medical Evidence and
EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov.
(June 26, 2015). The purpose of the Submission of written comments for Subcommittee on Industrial Hygienists
Advisory Board is to advise the the record: You may submit written (IH) & Contract Medical Consultants
Secretary with respect to: (1) The Site comments, identified by the working (CMC) and Their Reports
Exposure Matrices (SEM) of the group name and the meeting date of
Department of Labor; (2) medical AGENCY:Office of Workers’
June 21, 2017, by any of the following Compensation Programs, Department of
guidance for claims examiners for methods: Labor.
claims with the EEOICPA program, with • Electronically: Send to:
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
respect to the weighing of the medical EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify ACTION: Announcement of joint meeting
evidence of claimants; (3) evidentiary in the email subject line, ‘‘Working of the Subcommittee on Medical Advice
requirements for claims under Part B of Group on Presumptions’’). re: Weighing Medical Evidence and the
EEOICPA related to lung disease; and • Mail, express delivery, hand Subcommittee on IH & CMC and Their
(4) the work of industrial hygienists and delivery, messenger, or courier service: Reports of the Advisory Board on Toxic
staff physicians and consulting Submit one copy to the following Substances and Worker Health
physicians of the Department of Labor address: U.S. Department of Labor, (Advisory Board) for the Energy
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Announcement of meeting of the Working Group on Presumptions of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). | |
| Contact | Ms. Amy Louviere, 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 Citation | 82 FR 25340 |
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