[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20408]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

ACTION: Extension of deadline for nominations to serve on the advisory 
board on toxic substances and worker health for part E of the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) from 
August 20, 2015 to September 4, 2015.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) invites interested parties 
to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Board on 
Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).

DATES: Nominations for individuals to serve on the Board must be 
submitted (postmarked, if sending by mail; submitted electronically; or 
received, if hand delivered) by September 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: People interested in being nominated for the Board are 
encouraged to review the Federal Register notice on nominations for 
membership and submit the requested information by September 4, 2015. 
Nominations may be submitted, including attachments, by any of the 
following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Advisory Board on Toxic 
Substances and Worker Health nomination'').
     Mail, express delivery, hand delivery, messenger, or 
courier service: Submit one copy of the documents listed above 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.
    Follow-up communications with nominees may occur as necessary 
through the process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions, contact Sam 
Shellenberger, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, at 
[email protected], or Carrie Rhoads, Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
Worker Health (the 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) and in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App. 2. Notice of the establishment of the Advisory Board was 
published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2015. Notice of 
solicitation for nominations to serve on the Advisory Board was also 
published on July 21, 2015. The deadline for submission of nominations 
was 30 days from the date of publication, or August 20, 2015. The 
Secretary now extends the deadline for nomination by an additional 15 
days, to September 4, 2015.

Gary A. Steinberg,
Deputy Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-20408 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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