[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25025-25026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08693]


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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, Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of 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 May 17-18, 2023, in Idaho Falls, 
Idaho, near the Idaho National Laboratory covered facility.
    Submission of comments, requests to speak, materials for the 
record, and requests for special accommodations: You must submit 
comments, materials, requests to speak at the Advisory Board meeting, 
and requests for accommodations by May 10, 2023, identified by the 
Advisory Board name and the meeting date of May 17-18, 2023, by any of 
the following methods:
     Electronically: Send to: [email protected] 
(specify in the email subject line, for example ``Request to Speak: 
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health'').
     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.
    Instructions: Your submissions must include the Agency name (OWCP), 
the committee name (the Advisory Board), and the meeting date (May 17-
18, 2023). 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,

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including any personal information that you provide. Therefore, OWCP 
cautions interested parties against submitting personal information 
such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will meet at the Holiday Inn and Suites 
Idaho Falls, 3005 S Frk Blvd., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. Telephone: 
208-227-9800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 (202) 
693-4672; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board will meet: Tuesday, May 
16, 2023, for a fact-finding site visit to the Idaho National 
Laboratory, accompanied by the Designated Federal Officer; Wednesday, 
May 17, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time; and Thursday, 
May 18, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight time in 
Idaho Falls, Idaho. Some Advisory Board members may 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.
    Public comment session: Wednesday, May 17, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. Pacific time. Please note that the public comment session ends at 
the time indicated or following the last call for comments, whichever 
is earlier. Members of the public who wish to provide public comments 
should plan to either be at the meeting location or call in to the 
public comment session at the start time listed.
    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; (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 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:
     Review and follow-up on Advisory Board's previous 
recommendations, data requests, and action items;
     Discussion of resources requested;
     Review responses to Board questions;
     Working group presentations;
     Discussion of reviewed claims and planning for additional 
case review;
     Review of Board tasks, structure and work agenda;
     Consideration of any new issues; and
     Public comments.
    OWCP transcribes and prepares detailed minutes of Advisory Board 
meetings. OWCP posts 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 Public Record

    Advisory Board meetings: All Advisory Board meetings are open to 
the public. Information on how to participate in the meeting remotely 
will be posted on the Advisory Board's website. Submission of comments: 
You may submit 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 (May 17-18, 2023). 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.
    Requests to speak and speaker presentations: If you want to address 
the Advisory Board at the meeting you must submit a request to speak, 
as well as any written or electronic presentation, by May 10, 2023, 
using one of the methods listed in the SUMMARY section. Your request 
may include:
     The amount of time requested to speak;
     The interest you represent (e.g., business, organization, 
affiliation), if any; and
     A brief outline of the presentation.
    PowerPoint presentations and other electronic materials must be 
compatible with PowerPoint 2010 and other Microsoft Office 2010 
formats. The Advisory Board Chair may grant requests to address the 
Board as time and circumstances permit.
    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 
Ryan Jansen, 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 19th day of April, 2023.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-08693 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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