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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81578-81579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23266]

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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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DATES: The Advisory Board will meet October 30, 2024, via 
teleconference, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES:  Submission of comments, materials for the record, and 
requests for special accommodations: You must submit comments, 
materials, and requests for accommodations by October 23, 2024, 
identified by the Advisory Board name and the meeting date of October 
30, 2024, 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 (October 
30). 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, 
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: 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 via 
teleconference on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. Eastern time. 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; (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, 2029.
    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;
     Conduct Ethics, FACA, and EEOICPA training sessions;
     Review responses to submitted Board questions;
     Working group review;
     Claims review;
     Review of Board tasks, structure and work agenda; and
     Consideration of any new issues.
    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 written comments for the record: 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 (October 30, 2024). 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.

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    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 3rd day of October, 2024.
Christopher Godfrey,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-23266 Filed 10-7-24; 8:45 am]
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