[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45070-45071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20620]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health: Joint 
Subcommittee Meeting Between Subcommittee on Medical Advice Re: 
Weighing Medical Evidence and Subcommittee on Industrial Hygienists 
(IH) & Contract Medical Consultants (CMC) and Their Reports

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of joint meeting of the Subcommittee on Medical 
Advice Re: Weighing Medical Evidence and the Subcommittee on IH & CMC 
and Their Reports of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 
Health (Advisory Board) for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).

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SUMMARY: The subcommittees will meet via teleconference on October 23, 
2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For press inquiries: 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 joint subcommittee meeting is being 
held to analyze data and information and continue working on advice 
under Area #2, Medical Advice Re: Weighing Medical Evidence, and Area 
#4, IH & CMC and Their Reports.
    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 this joint subcommittee meeting 
includes: Discuss results of meeting with DEEOIC medical and industrial 
hygiene experts; planning for upcoming full-Board meeting.
    OWCP transcribes Advisory Board subcommittee meetings. OWCP posts 
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 subcommittee or presented 
at subcommittee meetings.

Public Participation, Submissions, and Access to the Public Record

    Subcommittee meeting: The subcommittees will meet via 
teleconference on Monday, October 23, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 
Eastern time. Advisory Board subcommittee 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 subcommittee 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

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comments, identified by the subcommittee name and the meeting date of 
October 23, 2017, by any of the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Subcommittee on Medical Advice 
re: Weighing Medical Evidence'').
     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 October 16, 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 regarding this meeting, 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, this 15th day of September, 2017.
Julia K. Hearthway,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-20620 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am]
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