[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28665-28666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10269]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs


Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the telephonic meeting of the Advisory 
Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Advisory Board) for the 
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 
(EEOICPA).

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet June 16, 2020, via teleconference, 
from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: Submissions of comments and 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 June 9, 2020, by any of the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, ``Advisory Board Meeting June 16, 
2020'').
     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.
    Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name (OWCP), 
the committee name (the Advisory Board), and the meeting date (June 16, 
2020). Due to security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by 
regular mail may experience significant delays. For additional 
information about submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice.
    OWCP will make available publicly, without change, any comments, 
requests to speak, and speaker presentations, including any personal 
information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP cautions interested 
parties against submitting personal information such as Social Security 
numbers and birthdates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Michael Chance, 
Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected], or Carrie 
Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected], 
U.S.

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Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite S-3524, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 343-5580. This is not a toll-free 
number.
    For press inquiries: Ms. Laura McGinnis, Office of Public Affairs, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1028, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (512) 396-6652; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board will meet telephonically 
on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, from 12:00 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 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:
     Discuss any recommendation responses provided by the 
program and status of outstanding recommendations;
     Discuss data provided by the program at the request of the 
Board;
     Discuss cases provided by the program at the request of 
the Board;
     Working group reports and follow up items from the Board's 
previous meetings;
     Discuss recent program changes; 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

    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, at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.
    Submission of written comments for the record: You may submit 
written comments using one of the methods listed in the SUMMARY 
section. Your submission must include the Agency name (OWCP) and date 
for this Advisory Board meeting (June 16, 2020). OWCP will post your 
comments on the Advisory Board website and provide your submissions to 
Advisory Board members.
    Because of security-related procedures, receipt of submissions by 
regular mail may experience significant delays.
    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.

    Signed at Washington, DC.
Julia K. Hearthway,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-10269 Filed 5-12-20; 8:45 am]
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