[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 158-159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28227]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

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

ACTION: Announcement of telephonic meeting 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 Advisory Board will meet January 30, 2018, via 
teleconference, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
    Comments and submissions of materials for the record, and requests 
for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit) 
comments, materials, and requests for special accommodations for the 
meetings by January 23, 2017.

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 will meet telephonically 
on January 30, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Advisory 
Board members will attend the meeting by teleconference. 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.
    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

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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, 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:
     Respond to the recommendation responses and requests for 
information provided by the program;
     Discuss matters from SEM subcommittee meeting or other 
subcommittees; and
     Administrative issues raised by Advisory Board functions 
and future Advisory Board activities.
    OWCP transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of Advisory Board 
meetings. OWCP will post 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 the Public Record

    Advisory Board meetings: The Advisory Board will meet via 
teleconference on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. Eastern time. All Advisory Board 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 website 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 access the telephonic Advisory Board meeting 
by email, telephone, or hard copy to Ms. Carrie Rhoads, OWCP, Room S-
3524, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20210; telephone (202) 343-5580; email [email protected].
    Submission of written comments for the record: You may submit 
written comments, identified as for the Advisory Board and the meeting 
date of June 19, 2017, by any of the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Advisory Board Meeting January 
30, 2018'').
     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 January 23, 2018. 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 CONTACT: 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, on December 19, 2017.
Julia K. Hearthway,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-28227 Filed 12-29-17; 8:45 am]
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