Department of Energy Support to the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA)

Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security

August 2022
DOE Responsibilities

• Respond via the SERT system to DOL and NIOSH 

requests for information related to individual claims 

(employment verification, exposure records).

• Provide support and assistance to DOL, NIOSH, and 

Advisory Board on large-scale research and site 

characterization projects through records research and 

retrieval efforts at various DOE sites. 

• Conduct research, in coordination with DOL and 

NIOSH, on issues related to covered facilities 

designations.

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Individual Records

• Claimants often worked at multiple DOE sites, for multiple 

contractors and subcontractors, and in different jobs or 

divisions over a career. 

• For a typical request for a worker’s records, DOE may have to 

go to many different site departments and within those 

departments many different records sources or databases. 

• For example, one DOE site routinely checks approximately 40 

different sources for responsive records, including hardcopy 

paper records, microfilm, microfiche, databases, and scanned 

electronic records. 

• Third Party Redaction Efforts/Guidance for sites. (June 22)

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Timeliness Goals

Total Responses

FY 22 16903 

Over 60 Days 2585 

84%

FY 23 (2 months) 2744

Over 60 days 342

88%

Total Responses since inception of program

360,000

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Large-Scale

Research Projects

• Large-scale research projects are driven by the needs of DOL 

and NIOSH. 

• Recent data capture requests for the following DOE sites

 Active Site Assistance Research

 NIOSH 22

 DOL 5 (SEM updates) 2 (SEM Public release)

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Document Reviews

• DOE committed to providing documents to NIOSH, DOL, 

and the Advisory Board, but must do so in a responsible 

manner.

• DOE HQ reviews NIOSH generated reports but DOE field 

sites review the DOE source documents

– The average turnaround time for reports reviewed at 

DOE HQ is typically about 8 workdays. (but there are 

fewer reports and they are typically shorter)

– The turnaround time for source documents reviewed 

in the field can vary considerably because there can 

be hundreds of documents requested and thousands 

of pages to review.

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Facility Research

Research and maintain the Covered Facilities Database

• Database of over 300 facilities covered under EEOICPA. This 

includes DOE facilities, AWEs and Beryllium Vendors whose 

employees are eligible for benefits under EEOICP. Revised 

database in 2022. New look 

• Full listing can be found at:

https://ehss.energy.gov/Search/Facility/findfacility.aspx

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• Sites are adapting to remote work environment. 

• Standards for digitizing permanent federal records so 

that agencies may dispose of the original source records.

• Transition to Electronic Records, OMB M-19-21

• Final rule with OMB from the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) that specifies 

• FRC – by appointment only 

• Established agreement and process with NARA and FRC’s 

to expedite

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Research cont.
Former Worker Medical 

Screening Program

• Mission: To identify and notify former workers at risk for 

occupational disease and offer them medical screening that 

can lead to treatment.

• Program now serves all former workers from all DOE sites in 

locations close to their residences.

• Published an annual report.

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Former Worker 

Program

FWP website: 

• http://energy.gov/ehss/services/worker-health-andsafety/former-worker-medical-screening-program

FWP brochure: 

• http://energy.gov/ehss/downloads/former-worker-medicalscreening-program-brochure

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Thank you

Regina Griego-Kelleher, Program Manager

Regina.Griego@hq.doe.gov

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