[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73380-73381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23605]



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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 November 15-16, 2023, in Santa 
Fe, New Mexico, near the Los Alamos 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 November 8, 2023, identified by the 
Advisory Board name and the meeting date of November 15-16, 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''); or by 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 (November 
15-16, 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, 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 El Dorado Hotel & Spa, 
309 W San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM 87501. Telephone: 505-988-4455.

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, 
November 14, 2023, for a fact-finding site visit to the Los Alamos 
National Laboratory, accompanied by the Designated Federal Officer; 
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain time; and 
Thursday, November 17, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mountain time in 
Santa Fe, New Mexico. 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, November 15, from 4:15 p.m. to 5 
p.m. Mountain 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;
     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 (November 
15-16, 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 November 8, 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

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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 20th day of October, 2023.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-23605 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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