§30.220. What are the criteria for eligibility for benefits relating to chronic silicosis?
20 C.F.R. § 30.220
To establish eligibility for benefits for chronic silicosis under Part B of EEOICPA, an employee or his or her survivor must show that:
The employee is a civilian DOE employee, or a civilian DOE contractor employee, who was present for a number of workdays aggregating at least 250 workdays during the mining of tunnels at a DOE facility (as defined in § 30.5(y)) located in Nevada or Alaska for tests or experiments related to an atomic weapon, and has been diagnosed with chronic silicosis (as defined in § 30.5(k)); or
The employee has been diagnosed with an injury, illness, impairment or disease that arose as a consequence of the accepted chronic silicosis.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 84 FR 3049, Feb. 8, 2019]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; 42 U.S.C. 7384d, 7384t, 7384u and 7385s-10; Executive Order 13179, 65 FR 77487, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 321; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
Source
Source: 71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, as amended at 84 FR 3049, Feb. 8, 2019]