[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34280-34281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13630]


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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: Notice of advisory board charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor will renew the Charter of the Advisory 
Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (Board) for two years.

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. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite S-3524, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 343-5580. This is not a toll-free 
number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 3687 of Public 
Law 106-398, which was added by section 3141(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015, Executive Order 13699 (June 26, 
2015), and the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2) and its implementing regulations issued by 
the General Services Administration (GSA), the Advisory Board on Toxic 
Substances and Worker Health was established on July 2, 2015. The 
current Charter was signed on June 28, 2019 and expires on June 27, 
2021. Pursuant to FACA, Section 14(b)(2), the Secretary of Labor will 
renew the Charter for two years. The Charter renewal allows the Board 
to continue its operations. The Board advises the Secretary of Labor 
(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; (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; (5) the claims 
adjudication process generally, including review of procedure manual 
changes prior to incorporation into the manual and claims for medical 
benefits; and (6) such other matters as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. The Board, when necessary, coordinates exchanges of data 
and findings with the Department of Health and Human Services' Advisory 
Board on Radiation and Worker Health.
    Membership of the Board currently consists of 12 members appointed 
by the Secretary, who also appointed a Chair. Public Law 106-398, 
Section 3687(a)(3). Pursuant to Section 3687(a)(2), membership is 
balanced and includes members from the scientific, medical and claimant 
communities. The members serve two-year terms. At the discretion of the 
Secretary, members may be appointed to successive terms or removed at 
any time. The Board meets no less than twice per year.
    The Board reports to the Secretary of Labor. As specified in 
Section 3687(i), the Board shall terminate ten (10) years after the 
date of the enactment of the NDAA, which was December 19, 2014. Thus, 
the Board shall terminate on December 19, 2024.
    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.


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    Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of June, 2021.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-13630 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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