[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38904-38905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12686]


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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 charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has approved the renewal of 
the charter of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health 
(Board). The renewed charter will expire two years from its filing date 
or until the Board terminates, whichever occurs first.

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. 10) and its implementing regulations issued by the 
General Services Administration (GSA), the Board was established on 
July 2, 2015. The current charter expires on June 25, 2023. Pursuant to 
FACA, Section 14(b)(2), the Secretary will renew the charter 
biennially, which allows the Board to continue its operations. The 
Board advises 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

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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.
    The Secretary appoints 12 to 15 Board members, one of whom the 
Secretary appoints as Chair. In accordance with Section 3687(a)(2), 
Board appointments are made in consultation with organizations with 
expertise on worker health issues to ensure that membership reflects a 
proper balance of perspectives from the scientific, medical, and 
claimant communities, and to address the tasks assigned to the Board. 
Members serve two-year terms. At the discretion of the Secretary, they 
may be appointed to successive terms or removed at any time.
    The Board meets no less than twice per year and reports to the 
Secretary. As specified in Section 3687(i), the Board will terminate 
ten (10) years after the date of the enactment of the NDAA, which was 
December 19, 2014. Thus, the Board will terminate on December 19, 2024.
    Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are available at 
http://www.regulations.gov. This notice, as well as the Board charter, 
news releases, and other relevant information, are available on the 
Board's web page at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/AdvisoryBoard.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 8th day of June, 2023.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-12686 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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