44664 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2017 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health 

ACTION: Solicitation for nominations to 

serve on the Advisory Board on Toxic 

Substances and Worker Health for Part 

E of the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act 

(EEOICPA). 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor 

(Secretary) invites interested parties to 

submit nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Advisory Board on Toxic 

Substances and Worker Health for Part 

E of the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act 

(EEOICPA). 

DATES: Nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Board must be submitted 

(postmarked, if sending by mail; 

submitted electronically; or received, if 

hand delivered) within 30 days of the 

date of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be 

submitted, including attachments, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Send to: 

EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov (specify 

in the email subject line, ‘‘Advisory 

Board on Toxic Substances and Worker 

Health nomination’’). 

• Mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, messenger, or courier service: 

Submit one copy of the documents 

listed above 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. 

Follow-up communications with 

nominees may occur as necessary 

through the process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Douglas Fitzgerald, 

Designated Federal Officer, at 

fitzgerald.douglas@dol.gov, or Carrie 

Rhoads, Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer, at rhoads.carrie@dol.gov, 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board on Toxic Substances 

and Worker Health (the 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) 

and in accordance with the provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 

The purpose of the 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; and 

(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. In addition, 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, which advises the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services’ National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) on various aspects of causation 

in radiogenic cancer cases under Part B 

of the EEOICPA program. 

The Board shall consist of 12–15 

members, to be appointed by the 

Secretary. A Chair of the Board will be 

appointed by the Secretary from among 

the Board members. Pursuant to Section 

3687(a)(2), the Advisory Board will 

reflect a reasonable balance of scientific, 

medical, and claimant members, to 

address the tasks assigned to the 

Advisory Board. The members serve 

two-year terms. At the discretion of the 

Secretary, members may be appointed to 

successive terms or removed at any 

time. The Board will meet no less than 

twice per year. 

Pursuant to Section 3687(d), no Board 

member, employee, or contractor can 

have any financial interest, 

employment, or contractual relationship 

(other than a routine consumer 

transaction) with any person who has 

provided or sought to provide, within 

two years of their appointment or 

during their appointment, goods or 

services for medical benefits under 

EEOICPA. A certification that this is 

true will be required with each 

nomination. 

The Department of Labor is 

committed to equal opportunity in the 

workplace and seeks broad-based and 

diverse Advisory Board membership. 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate one or more individuals 

for membership. Interested persons are 

also invited and encouraged to submit 

statements in support of nominees. 

Nomination Process: Any interested 

person or organization may nominate 

one or more qualified individuals for 

membership. If you would like to 

nominate an individual or yourself for 

appointment to the Board, please submit 

the following information: 

• The nominee’s contact information 

(name, title, business address, business 

phone, fax number, and/or business 

email address) and current employment 

or position; 

• A copy of the nominee’s resume or 

curriculum vitae; 

• Category of membership that the 

nominee is qualified to represent; 

• A summary of the background, 

experience, and qualifications that 

addresses the nominee’s suitability for 

the nominated membership category 

identified above; 

• Articles or other documents the 

nominee has authored that indicate the 

nominee’s knowledge, experience, and 

expertise in fields related to the 

EEOICPA program, particularly as 

pertains to industrial hygiene, 

toxicology, epidemiology, occupational 

medicine, lung conditions, or the 

nuclear facilities covered by the 

EEOICPA program; 

• Documents or other supportive 

materials that demonstrate the 

nominee’s familiarity, experience, or 

history of participation with the 

EEOICPA program or with the 

administration of a technically complex 

compensation program such as 

EEOICPA; and 

• A signed statement that the 

nominee is aware of the nomination, is 

willing to regularly attend and 

participate in Advisory Board meetings, 

and has no conflicts of interest that 

would preclude membership on the 

Board. 

Nominees will be appointed based on 

their demonstrated qualifications, 

professional experience, and knowledge 

of issues the Advisory Board may be 

asked to consider. Nominees will also 

be selected in accordance with statutory 

obligations under FACA and Section 

3687 of EEOICPA regarding a balanced 

membership. 

The activities of the Advisory Board 

may necessitate its members obtaining 

security clearance. Pursuant to Section 

3687(f), the Secretary of Energy will 

ensure that the members and staff of the 

Board, and any contractors performing 

work in support of the Board, are 

afforded the opportunity to apply for a 

security clearance for any matter for 

which such a clearance is appropriate, 

and should provide a determination on 

eligibility for clearance within 180 days 

of receiving a completed application. 

Any member appointed to fill a 

vacancy occurring prior to the 

expiration of a resigning Board 

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the remainder of such term. As specified 

in Section 3687(i), the Advisory Board 

shall terminate five (5) years after the 

date of the enactment of the legislation, 

which was December 19, 2014. Thus, 

the Advisory Board shall terminate on 

December 19, 2019. 

Members are Special Government 

Employees (SGEs). Members will serve 

without compensation. However, 

members may each receive 

reimbursement for travel expenses for 

attending Board meetings, including per 

diem in lieu of subsistence, as 

authorized by the Federal travel 

regulations. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of 

September, 2017. 

Julia Hearthway, 

Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20335 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2017–066] 

Records Schedules; Availability and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed records schedules; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

publishes notice at least once monthly 

of certain Federal agency requests for 

records disposition authority (records 

schedules). Once approved by NARA, 

records schedules provide mandatory 

instructions on what happens to records 

when agencies no longer need them for 

current Government business. The 

records schedules authorize agencies to 

preserve records of continuing value in 

the National Archives of the United 

States and to destroy, after a specified 

period, records lacking administrative, 

legal, research, or other value. NARA 

publishes notice in the Federal Register 

for records schedules in which agencies 

propose to destroy records they no 

longer need to conduct agency business. 

NARA invites public comments on such 

records schedules. 

DATES: NARA must receive requests for 

copies in writing by October 25, 2017. 

Once NARA finishes appraising the 

records, we will send you a copy of the 

schedule you requested. We usually 

prepare appraisal memoranda that 

contain additional information 

concerning the records covered by a 

proposed schedule. You may also 

request these. If you do, we will also 

provide them once we have completed 

the appraisal. You have 30 days after we 

send to you these requested documents 

in which to submit comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

any records schedule identified in this 

notice by contacting Records Appraisal 

and Agency Assistance (ACRA) using 

one of the following means: 

Mail: NARA (ACRA); 8601 Adelphi 

Road; College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

Email: request.schedule@nara.gov. 

Fax: 301–837–3698. 

You must cite the control number, 

which appears in parentheses after the 

name of the agency that submitted the 

schedule, and a mailing address. If you 

would like an appraisal report, please 

include that in your request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at 

Records Appraisal and Agency 

Assistance (ACRA); National Archives 

and Records Administration; 8601 

Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740– 

6001, by phone at 301–837–1799, or by 

email at request.schedule@nara.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA 

publishes notice in the Federal Register 

for records schedules they no longer 

need to conduct agency business. NARA 

invites public comments on such 

records schedules, as required by 44 

U.S.C. 3303a(a). 

Each year, Federal agencies create 

billions of records on paper, film, 

magnetic tape, and other media. To 

control this accumulation, agency 

records managers prepare schedules 

proposing records retention periods and 

submit these schedules for NARA’s 

approval. These schedules provide for 

timely transfer into the National 

Archives of historically valuable records 

and authorize the agency to dispose of 

all other records after the agency no 

longer needs them to conduct its 

business. Some schedules are 

comprehensive and cover all the records 

of an agency or one of its major 

subdivisions. Most schedules, however, 

cover records of only one office or 

program or a few series of records. Many 

of these update previously approved 

schedules, and some include records 

proposed as permanent. 

The schedules listed in this notice are 

media neutral unless otherwise 

specified. An item in a schedule is 

media neutral when an agency may 

apply the disposition instructions to 

records regardless of the medium in 

which it creates or maintains the 

records. Items included in schedules 

submitted to NARA on or after 

December 17, 2007, are media neutral 

unless the item is expressly limited to 

a specific medium. (See 36 CFR 

1225.12(e).) 

Agencies may not destroy Federal 

records without Archivist of the United 

States’ approval. The Archivist approves 

destruction only after thoroughly 

considering the records’ administrative 

use by the agency of origin, the rights 

of the Government and of private people 

directly affected by the Government’s 

activities, and whether or not the 

records have historical or other value. 

In addition to identifying the Federal 

agencies and any subdivisions 

requesting disposition authority, this 

notice lists the organizational unit(s) 

accumulating the records (or notes that 

the schedule has agency-wide 

applicability when schedules cover 

records that may be accumulated 

throughout an agency); provides the 

control number assigned to each 

schedule, the total number of schedule 

items, and the number of temporary 

items (the records proposed for 

destruction); and includes a brief 

description of the temporary records. 

The records schedule itself contains a 

full description of the records at the file 

unit level as well as their disposition. If 

NARA staff has prepared an appraisal 

memorandum for the schedule, it also 

includes information about the records. 

You may request additional information 

about the disposition process at the 

addresses above. 

SCHEDULES PENDING: 

1. Department of the Army, Agencywide (DAA–AU–2016–0057, 1 item, 1 

temporary item). Master files of an 

electronic information system used to 

store and disseminate geospatial data. 

2. Department of Defense, Defense 

Logistics Agency (DAA–0361–2017– 

0006, 6 items, 6 temporary items). 

Records related to continuous process 

improvement activities. 

3. Department of Defense, Defense 

Logistics Agency (DAA–0361–2017– 

0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records 

related to workers compensation claims. 

4. Department of Education, Federal 

Student Aid (DAA–0441–2017–0002, 1 

item, 1 temporary item). Master files of 

an electronic information system used 

to process claims for borrowers that 

default on health education assistance 

loans. 

5. Broadcasting Board of Governors, 

Office of the Secretariat (DAA–0517– 

2016–0001, 7 items, 2 temporary items). 

Records include copies of audit files 

and routine administrative materials. 

Proposed for permanent retention are 

substantive program records related to 

international broadcasting activities. 

6. National Indian Gaming 

Commission, Agency-wide (DAA–0600– 


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