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Final Rule

Claims for Compensation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

Agency
DOL
Document Number
2024-15512
Published
July 16, 2024
Effective Date
July 16, 2024

Abstract

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is publishing this final rule to update its criteria for establishing beryllium sensitivity. This change brings OWCP's regulations into alignment with a statutory provision that was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 on December 22, 2023. The new provision provides an additional way by which both previously ineligible and new claimants can establish beryllium sensitivity due to occupational exposure to beryllium.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2024-15512 Federal Register document?
Document 2024-15512 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on July 16, 2024, with an effective date of July 16, 2024. The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is publishing this final rule to update its criteria for establishing beryllium sensitivity. This change brings OWCP's regulations into alignment with a statutory provision that was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 on December 22, 2023. The new provision provides an additional way by which both previously ineligible and new claimants can establish beryllium sensitivity due to occupational exposure to beryllium. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/16/2024-15512/claims-for-compensation-under-the-energy-employees-occupational-illness-compensation-program-act.
Is document 2024-15512 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2024-15512 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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