[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16134-16135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05943]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health; Meeting
AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Notice; meeting.
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SUMMARY: 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).
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet April 15-16, 2020, via
teleconference, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time both days.
ADDRESSES: Submission of comments, requests to speak, and materials for
the record: You must submit comments, materials, and requests to speak
at the Advisory Board meeting by April 8, 2020, identified by the
Advisory Board name and the meeting date of April 15-16, 2020, 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.
Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name (OWCP),
the committee name (the Advisory Board), and the meeting date (April
15-16, 2020). Due to security-related procedures, receipt of
submissions by regular mail may experience significant
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delays. For additional information about submissions, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
OWCP will make available publicly, 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. Laura
McGinnis, 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 will meet via
teleconference: Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time; and Thursday, April 16, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Eastern time. The teleconference number and other details for
participating remotely will be posted on the Advisory Board's website,
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 session: Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 3:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please note that the public comment session
ends 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 call in to the public comment session 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; (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; (5) the claims adjudication process generally, including
review of procedure manual changes prior to incorporation into the
manual and claims for medical benefits; and (6) such other matters as
the Secretary considers appropriate. The Advisory Board sunsets on
December 19, 2024.
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:
Review and follow-up on Advisory Board's previous
recommendations, data requests, and action items;
Discussions from Advisory Board working groups;
Review of claims;
Review of public comments;
Review of Board tasks, structure and work agenda;
Consideration of any new issues; 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 website.
Submission of comments: You may submit comments using one of the
methods listed in the SUMMARY section. Your submission must include the
Agency name (OWCP) and date for this Advisory Board meeting (April 15-
16, 2020). OWCP will post your comments on the Advisory Board website
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 April 8, 2020,
using one of the methods listed in the SUMMARY 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 regarding this meeting, you may contact
Michael Chance, 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.
Julia K. Hearthway,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-05943 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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