[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62111-62113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26282]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
ACTION: Notice of Comment Period: List of Candidates for the Advisory
Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) previously invited
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). The nomination period was open from July 21, 2015 to
September 4, 2015. The Secretary now invites interested parties to
submit comments regarding the qualifications of potential candidates
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listed below for membership on the Advisory Board. The Board shall
consist of 12-15 members, to be appointed by the Secretary. Pursuant to
Section 3687(a)(2), Public Law 106-398, the Advisory Board will reflect
a reasonable balance of scientific, medical, and claimant members, to
address the tasks assigned to the Advisory Board. The Board will meet
no less than twice per year, except the Board may meet only once in
2015.
The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks broad-based and diverse Advisory Board membership.
Comments should not exceed one page and will be protected to the extent
permitted by law, including the Freedom of Information Act.
DATES: Public comments must be submitted (postmarked, if sending by
mail; submitted electronically; or received, if hand delivered) within
14 days of the date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, including attachments, by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: Send to: [email protected]
(specify in the email subject line, ``Comments: Advisory Board on Toxic
Substances and Worker Health'').
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions, contact the Advisory
Board's Designated Federal Official, Sam Shellenberger, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, at [email protected], or Carrie
Rhoads, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, at
[email protected].
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. Candidates who are
ultimately appointed to the Advisory Board will serve as Special
Government Employees (SGE). As defined in 19 U.S.C. Section 202, an SGE
is an officer or employee who is retained, designated, appointed, or
employed to perform temporary duties, with or without compensation, for
not more than 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days.
Candidates
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NAME (last, first) Affiliation
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Ahmad, Taha M., MD, MPH, FACP.......... Kaiser Permanente Panorama
City.
Bertsche, Patricia K., Ph.D............ Abbott Laboratories.
Boden, Leslie I., Ph.D................. Boston University School of
Public Health.
Burns, Kathleen, Ph.D.................. Sciencecorps.
Cassano, Victoria A., MD, MPH.......... Performance Medicine
Consulting.
Christopher, Anastasia Spinelli........ Dayton Integrative Medicine.
Cisco, Jeanne.......................... Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion
Plant.
Copeland, Maurice...................... Former employee at Kansas City
Plant.
Das, Rupali, MD, MPH, FACOEM........... California Department of
Industrial Relations;
University of California San
Francisco.
Dement, John M., Ph.D, CIH............. Duke University Medical Center.
Detrick, Charles King.................. Former employee at Hanford
Site.
Domina, Kirk D......................... Hanford Site.
Dorman, David C., D.V.M., Ph.D, DAVBT, North Carolina State
DABT. University.
Driver, Charles Michael................ Former employee at Paducah
Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
Ducatman, Alan M., MD, MSc............. West Virginia University School
of Medicine.
Fitzgerald, Joseph E., MS, MPH......... Saliant, Inc.
Fletcher III, Elijah, CCWS............. Leesburg Regional Medical
Center Wellness Center.
Frank, Arthur L., MD, Ph.D............. Drexel University School of
Public Health.
Friedman-Jimenez, George, MD, Dr.Ph.... New York University School of
Medicine.
Fuortes, Lawrence J., MD............... University of Iowa College of
Medicine.
Goldberg, Mark, Ph.D................... Retired from City University of
New York (CUNY) School of
Public Health.
Griffon, Mark, Ph.D.................... Retired, Creative Pollution
Solutions, Inc.
Haimes, Stanley C., MD, MPH, CIH, CSP, University of Central Florida
FACOEM. College of Medicine.
Hand, Donna............................ Help by Hand LLC.
Harrison, Robert J., MD, MPH........... University of California San
Francisco; California
Department of Public Health.
Hicks, Steven L........................ Former employee at Y-12
National Security Complex.
Jerison, Deborah Goode................. Energy Employees Claimant
Assistance Project (EECAP).
Jones, Carolyn......................... Ohio Department of Education.
Jones, Steven R........................ Y-12 National Security Complex.
Long, J. G............................. Sterling, Winchester & Long
LLC.
Lopez Sr., Peter....................... Pantex Plant.
Mahs, Ronald A......................... International Assoc. of Heat &
Frost Insulators and Allied
Workers.
Manuta, David M., Ph.D, FAIC........... Manuta Chemical Consulting,
Inc.
Markowitz, Steven, MD, Dr.PH........... Queens College; CUNY School of
Public Health.
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McKeel Jr., Daniel W., MD.............. Retired, Washington University
School of Medicine.
Mikulski, Marek A., MD, MPH, Ph.D...... University of Iowa College of
Public Health.
Mitchell, Maria E...................... Miami-Dade County.
Nagy, Lisa L., MD, FAAEM............... Vineyard Personalized Medicine;
Preventive and Environmental
Health Alliance, Inc.
Noonan, Kathleen A., AGNP.............. Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory.
Pennington, Maxine B................... Honeywell.
Pepper, Lewis D., MD, MPH.............. Queens College; City University
of New York.
Pinney, Susan M., Ph.D................. University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine.
Pope, Duranda M........................ United Steelworkers.
Potter, Herman R....................... United Steelworkers.
Ray, Sarah D........................... Former employee at Pantex
Plant.
Raymond, Lawrence W., MD, ScM.......... University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Redlich, Carrie A., MD, MPH............ Yale School of Medicine.
Rowlett, Carl David, MD, MS, FACOEM.... University of Texas Health
Science Center at Tyler.
Sayeed, Yusef, MD, MPH, M.Eng., CPH, West Virginia University.
COCH, EIT.
Schmoldt, Michael J., PE, CIH, CHMM, Washington River Protection
CPEA. Solutions.
Schwartz, Eugene, MD, MPH.............. Public Health and Epidemiology
Consultant.
Silver, Kenneth Z., D.Sc., S.M......... East Tennessee State
University.
Sokas, Rosemary K., MD, MPH, M.Sc...... Georgetown University School of
Nursing and Health Studies.
Stratton, Harold S..................... Retired consultant to Agencia
Spaziale Italiana.
Tatch, Michael D....................... TTS Associates.
Tebay, Calin P......................... Hanford Site.
Turner, James H........................ Former employee at Rocky Flats
plant.
Vearrier, David J., MD, MPH............ Drexel University College of
Medicine.
Vlieger, Faye A........................ Former employee at Hanford
Site.
Welch, Laura S., MD.................... Center for Construction
Research and Training.
Whitley, Garry M....................... Worker Health Protection
Program, Atomic Trades and
Labor Council.
Woodmansee, John T., CIH, CUSA, MS..... Education Consultant, State of
Connecticut Department of
Education.
Zelikoff, Judith T., Ph.D.............. New York University School of
Medicine.
Zeller-Powell, Christine............... Haber Law Office.
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The information received through this comment process, in addition
to other relevant sources of information, will assist the Secretary in
appointing members to serve on the Advisory Board. Nominees will be
appointed based on the demonstrated qualifications, professional
experience, and knowledge of issues related to the purpose and scope of
the Advisory Board as well as statutory obligations under FACA and
Section 3687 of EEOICPA regarding a balanced membership. Note that the
nominees will be evaluated to determine their eligibility under both
the statutory conflict of interest provision and under general
governmental ethics standards upon completion of the public comment
period.
Dated: October 7, 2015.
Leonard J. Howie III,
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-26282 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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