[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-17877]



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 Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health; Notice of 
Advisory Board Establishment; Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health; Notice of 
Advisory Board Establishment

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.

ACTION: Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E 
of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 
(EEOICPA); Notice of Advisory Board Establishment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 3687 of Pub. L. 106-398, which was 
added by section 3141(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) of 2015, Executive Order 13699 (June 26, 2015), and the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and its implementing 
regulations issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), the 
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health is established.
    The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Board) 
shall advise the Secretary of Labor (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 Board, when 
necessary, coordinates exchanges of data and findings with the 
Department of Health and Human Services' Advisory Board on Radiation 
and Worker Health.
    Membership of the Board shall consist of 12-15 members, to be 
appointed by the Secretary. A Chair of the Board will be appointed by 
the Secretary from among the Board members. Pub. L. 106-398, Section 
3687(a)(3). Pursuant to Section 3687(a)(2), membership must be balanced 
and include members from the scientific, medical and claimant 
communities. The Department of Labor intends that one-third of the 
membership will be from the scientific community, one-third from the 
medical community, and one-third from the claimant community. The 
members serve two- or three-year staggered terms. At the discretion of 
the Secretary, members may be appointed to successive terms or removed 
at any time. The Board will meet no less than twice per year, except 
the Board may meet only once in 2015.
    The Board shall report to the Secretary of Labor. As specified in 
Section 3687(i), the Board shall terminate five (5) years after the 
date of the enactment of the NDAA, which was December 19, 2014. Thus, 
the Board shall terminate on December 19, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Sam Shellenberger, 
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 Avenue NW., Suite S-3524, Washington, DC 20210, 
telephone (202) 693-0036.
    This is not a toll-free number.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of July, 2015.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-17877 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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