EEOICPA Advisory Board Releases New Public Meetings

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health, which oversee’s the EEOICPA Program, released upcoming dates for subcommittee and board meetings. The advisory board was formed by the Secretary of Labor to focus on improving Part E of the EEOICPA Program. The board responds directly to the Secretary of Labor. Specifically, the board will focus on multiple improvements that can be made in the EEOICPA Program. Some of the boards focus includes:

• the site exposure matrices of the Department of Labor;
• medical guidance for claims examiners for claims under this subtitle with respect to the weighing of the medical evidence of claimants;
• evidentiary requirements for claims under subtitle B related to lung disease; and
• the work of industrial hygienists and staff physicians and consulting physicians of the Department and reports of such hygienists and physicians to ensure quality, objectivity, and consistency.

The upcoming meetings all have some form of public input. The majority of meetings only allow public written comments. The full board meeting will allow in person public comments. The date for the full board meeting is not yet released. To see specific details on the upcoming subcommittee meetings, please see the chart provided by the Department of Labor below.

Advisory Board Upcoming Meetings