[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62111-62113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26282]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

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

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) previously invited 
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). The nomination period was open from July 21, 2015 to 
September 4, 2015. The Secretary now invites interested parties to 
submit comments regarding the qualifications of potential candidates

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listed below for membership on the Advisory Board. The Board shall 
consist of 12-15 members, to be appointed by the Secretary. Pursuant to 
Section 3687(a)(2), Public Law 106-398, the Advisory Board will reflect 
a reasonable balance of scientific, medical, and claimant members, to 
address the tasks assigned to the Advisory Board. The Board will meet 
no less than twice per year, except the Board may meet only once in 
2015.
    The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the 
workplace and seeks broad-based and diverse Advisory Board membership. 
Comments should not exceed one page and will be protected to the extent 
permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information Act.

DATES: Public comments must be submitted (postmarked, if sending by 
mail; submitted electronically; or received, if hand delivered) within 
14 days of the date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, including attachments, by any of 
the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Comments: Advisory Board on Toxic 
Substances and Worker Health'').
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions, contact the Advisory 
Board's Designated Federal Official, 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. The purpose of the 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. Candidates who are 
ultimately appointed to the Advisory Board will serve as Special 
Government Employees (SGE). As defined in 19 U.S.C. Section 202, an SGE 
is an officer or employee who is retained, designated, appointed, or 
employed to perform temporary duties, with or without compensation, for 
not more than 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days.

                               Candidates
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          NAME  (last, first)                      Affiliation
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Ahmad, Taha M., MD, MPH, FACP..........  Kaiser Permanente Panorama
                                          City.
Bertsche, Patricia K., Ph.D............  Abbott Laboratories.
Boden, Leslie I., Ph.D.................  Boston University School of
                                          Public Health.
Burns, Kathleen, Ph.D..................  Sciencecorps.
Cassano, Victoria A., MD, MPH..........  Performance Medicine
                                          Consulting.
Christopher, Anastasia Spinelli........  Dayton Integrative Medicine.
Cisco, Jeanne..........................  Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion
                                          Plant.
Copeland, Maurice......................  Former employee at Kansas City
                                          Plant.
Das, Rupali, MD, MPH, FACOEM...........  California Department of
                                          Industrial Relations;
                                          University of California San
                                          Francisco.
Dement, John M., Ph.D, CIH.............  Duke University Medical Center.
Detrick, Charles King..................  Former employee at Hanford
                                          Site.
Domina, Kirk D.........................  Hanford Site.
Dorman, David C., D.V.M., Ph.D, DAVBT,   North Carolina State
 DABT.                                    University.
Driver, Charles Michael................  Former employee at Paducah
                                          Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
Ducatman, Alan M., MD, MSc.............  West Virginia University School
                                          of Medicine.
Fitzgerald, Joseph E., MS, MPH.........  Saliant, Inc.
Fletcher III, Elijah, CCWS.............  Leesburg Regional Medical
                                          Center Wellness Center.
Frank, Arthur L., MD, Ph.D.............  Drexel University School of
                                          Public Health.
Friedman-Jimenez, George, MD, Dr.Ph....  New York University School of
                                          Medicine.
Fuortes, Lawrence J., MD...............  University of Iowa College of
                                          Medicine.
Goldberg, Mark, Ph.D...................  Retired from City University of
                                          New York (CUNY) School of
                                          Public Health.
Griffon, Mark, Ph.D....................  Retired, Creative Pollution
                                          Solutions, Inc.
Haimes, Stanley C., MD, MPH, CIH, CSP,   University of Central Florida
 FACOEM.                                  College of Medicine.
Hand, Donna............................  Help by Hand LLC.
Harrison, Robert J., MD, MPH...........  University of California San
                                          Francisco; California
                                          Department of Public Health.
Hicks, Steven L........................  Former employee at Y-12
                                          National Security Complex.
Jerison, Deborah Goode.................  Energy Employees Claimant
                                          Assistance Project (EECAP).
Jones, Carolyn.........................  Ohio Department of Education.
Jones, Steven R........................  Y-12 National Security Complex.
Long, J. G.............................  Sterling, Winchester & Long
                                          LLC.
Lopez Sr., Peter.......................  Pantex Plant.
Mahs, Ronald A.........................  International Assoc. of Heat &
                                          Frost Insulators and Allied
                                          Workers.
Manuta, David M., Ph.D, FAIC...........  Manuta Chemical Consulting,
                                          Inc.
Markowitz, Steven, MD, Dr.PH...........  Queens College; CUNY School of
                                          Public Health.

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McKeel Jr., Daniel W., MD..............  Retired, Washington University
                                          School of Medicine.
Mikulski, Marek A., MD, MPH, Ph.D......  University of Iowa College of
                                          Public Health.
Mitchell, Maria E......................  Miami-Dade County.
Nagy, Lisa L., MD, FAAEM...............  Vineyard Personalized Medicine;
                                          Preventive and Environmental
                                          Health Alliance, Inc.
Noonan, Kathleen A., AGNP..............  Lawrence Livermore National
                                          Laboratory.
Pennington, Maxine B...................  Honeywell.
Pepper, Lewis D., MD, MPH..............  Queens College; City University
                                          of New York.
Pinney, Susan M., Ph.D.................  University of Cincinnati
                                          College of Medicine.
Pope, Duranda M........................  United Steelworkers.
Potter, Herman R.......................  United Steelworkers.
Ray, Sarah D...........................  Former employee at Pantex
                                          Plant.
Raymond, Lawrence W., MD, ScM..........  University of North Carolina at
                                          Chapel Hill.
Redlich, Carrie A., MD, MPH............  Yale School of Medicine.
Rowlett, Carl David, MD, MS, FACOEM....  University of Texas Health
                                          Science Center at Tyler.
Sayeed, Yusef, MD, MPH, M.Eng., CPH,     West Virginia University.
 COCH, EIT.
Schmoldt, Michael J., PE, CIH, CHMM,     Washington River Protection
 CPEA.                                    Solutions.
Schwartz, Eugene, MD, MPH..............  Public Health and Epidemiology
                                          Consultant.
Silver, Kenneth Z., D.Sc., S.M.........  East Tennessee State
                                          University.
Sokas, Rosemary K., MD, MPH, M.Sc......  Georgetown University School of
                                          Nursing and Health Studies.
Stratton, Harold S.....................  Retired consultant to Agencia
                                          Spaziale Italiana.
Tatch, Michael D.......................  TTS Associates.
Tebay, Calin P.........................  Hanford Site.
Turner, James H........................  Former employee at Rocky Flats
                                          plant.
Vearrier, David J., MD, MPH............  Drexel University College of
                                          Medicine.
Vlieger, Faye A........................  Former employee at Hanford
                                          Site.
Welch, Laura S., MD....................  Center for Construction
                                          Research and Training.
Whitley, Garry M.......................  Worker Health Protection
                                          Program, Atomic Trades and
                                          Labor Council.
Woodmansee, John T., CIH, CUSA, MS.....  Education Consultant, State of
                                          Connecticut Department of
                                          Education.
Zelikoff, Judith T., Ph.D..............  New York University School of
                                          Medicine.
Zeller-Powell, Christine...............  Haber Law Office.
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    The information received through this comment process, in addition 
to other relevant sources of information, will assist the Secretary in 
appointing members to serve on the Advisory Board. Nominees will be 
appointed based on the demonstrated qualifications, professional 
experience, and knowledge of issues related to the purpose and scope of 
the Advisory Board as well as statutory obligations under FACA and 
Section 3687 of EEOICPA regarding a balanced membership. Note that the 
nominees will be evaluated to determine their eligibility under both 
the statutory conflict of interest provision and under general 
governmental ethics standards upon completion of the public comment 
period.

    Dated: October 7, 2015.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-26282 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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