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DOL/OWCP | RIN: 1240-AA07 | Publication ID: 2012 |
Title: ●Black Lung Benefits Act: Standards for Chest Radiographs | |
Abstract: Physicians use chest radiographs (X-rays) as a tool in evaluating whether a miner suffers from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease). Accordingly, the Department's regulations implementing the Black Lung Benefits Act allow submission of radiographs and set out quality standards for their performance. These standards, which were last revised in 1983, currently address only film radiographs. Since their promulgation, many medical facilities have phased out the film radiography in favor of digital radiography. This rule will update the existing film-radiography standards and provide parallel standards for digital radiographs. | |
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 718 | |
Legal Authority: 30 USC 902(f) 30 USC 921(b) 30 USC 923(b) 30 USC 936(a) |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Steven D. Breeskin Dir. Div. of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Suite N-3464, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-0978 Fax:202 343-5904 Email: breeskin.steven@dol.gov |