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EEOICPA Brochure

The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program delivers benefits to eligible employees and former employees of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), its contractors and subcontractors, or to certain survivors of such individuals, as provided in the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). It was enacted in October 2000.

The program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Energy.

Official Site - Energy.gov

Parts/Goals

Part B

Part B of the EEOICPA, effective on July 31, 2001, compensates current or former employees (or their survivors) of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors, who were diagnosed with a radiogenic cancer, chronic beryllium disease, beryllium sensitivity, or chronic silicosis, as a result of exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while employed at covered facilities.[1]

Part E

Part E of the EEOICPA (enacted October 28, 2004) compensates DOE contractor and subcontractor employees, eligible survivors of such employees, and uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters as defined by Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) Section 5, for any occupational illnesses that are causally linked to toxic exposures in the DOE or mining work environment.

Partner roles

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

It is run by the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) which can be reached at Deeoic-public@dol.qov or 1-866-888-3322.

Other resources include:

Department of Energy

The Department of Energy:

  • DOE provides worker and facility records and data to the DOL to help in their decision-making and in support of the administration of the EEOICPA.
  • DOE also maintains the searchable Covered Facility Database. This database contains additional information pertaining to each of the facilities noted in the Federal Register, including years of activity and a general overview of what the facility did.
  • DOE maintains a list of facilities covered under the EEOICPA. This list is published in the Federal Register and is periodically updated.

Definitions

Department of Energy facility

In the Code of Federal Regulations § 30.5(y) it states

(1) Department of Energy facility means, as determined by the Director of OWCP, any building, structure, or premise, including the grounds upon which such building, structure, or premise is located:

(i) In which operations are, or have been, conducted by, or on behalf of, the DOE (except for buildings, structures, premises, grounds, or operations covered by E.O. 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program); and (ii) With regard to which the DOE has or had:

(A) A proprietary interest; or (B) Entered into a contract with an entity to provide management and operation, management and integration, environmental remediation services, construction, or maintenance services.

(2) DOL has adopted the determinations of the Department of Energy regarding Department of Energy facilities that were contained in the list of facilities published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2004 (69 FR 51825). DOL will periodically update this list as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion by publishing a revised list of Department of Energy facilities in the Federal Register.

Contractor employee

Department of Energy contractor employee

In the Code of Federal Regulations § 30.5(x) it states:

Department of Energy contractor employee means any of the following:

(1) An individual who is or was in residence at a DOE facility as a researcher for one or more periods aggregating at least 24 months. (2) An individual who is or was employed at a DOE facility by:

(i) An entity that contracted with the DOE to provide management and operating, management and integration, or environmental remediation at the facility;

(ii) A contractor or subcontractor that provided services, including construction and maintenance, at the facility; or

(iii) A civilian employee of a state or Federal government agency if the agency employing that individual is found to have entered into a contract with DOE for the provision of one or more services it was not statutorily obligated to perform, and DOE compensated the agency for those services. The delivery or removal of goods from the premises of a DOE facility does not constitute a service for the purposes of determining a worker's coverage under this paragraph (x).

Atomic weapon

In the Code of Federal Regulations § 30.5(b) it states: "Atomic weapon means any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or propelling the device (where such means is a separable and divisible part of the device), the principle purpose of which is for use as, or for development of, a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon test device."

Atomic weapons employee

In the Code of Federal Regulations § 30.5(c) it states:

Atomic weapons employee means:

(1) An individual employed by an atomic weapons employer during a period when the employer was processing or producing, for the use by the United States, material that emitted radiation and was used in the production of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining and milling; or

(2)

(i) An individual employed at a facility that NIOSH reported had a potential for significant residual contamination outside of the period described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section;

(ii) By the atomic weapons employer that owned the facility referred to in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section, or a subsequent owner or operator of such facility; and

(iii) During a period reported by NIOSH, in its report dated October 2003 and titled “Report on Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities and Beryllium Vendor Facilities,” or any update to that report, to have a potential for significant residual radioactive contamination.

DOE Covered Facilities database

The Department of Energy has created the DOE Covered Facilities database to provide public access to summaries of information collected on the facilities listed in the Federal Register. A covered facility may have multiple designations and the responsibility for designation is delegated to either DOE, DOL or NIOSH. The time period for a covered facility may vary depending on the type of covered activities.

For any questions or technical issues related to DOE Covered Facilities, please contact the Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security user support by email at EHSSUserSupport@hq.doe.gov

Contact

Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) can be reached at

Related

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.benefits.gov/benefits/benefit-details/565

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