(a) Proof of employment at or physical presence at a DOE facility,
or a facility owned and operated by a beryllium vendor, because of
employment by the United States, a beryllium vendor, or a contractor or
subcontractor of the DOE during a period when beryllium dust,
particles, or vapor may have been present at such a facility, may be
made by the submission of any trustworthy contemporaneous records that,
on their face or in conjunction with other such records, establish that
the employee was employed or present at a covered facility and the time
period of such employment or presence.
(b) Contemporaneous records from the following sources may be
considered as evidence for purposes of establishing employment or
presence at a covered facility:
(1) Records or documents created by any federal government agency
(including verified information submitted for security clearance), any
tribal government, or any state, county, city or local government
office, agency, department, board or other entity, or other public
agency or office.
(2) Records or documents created by any vendor, processor, or
producer of beryllium or related products designated as a beryllium
vendor by the DOE in accordance with section 3622 of the Act.
(3) Records or documents created by any regularly conducted
business activity or entity that acted as a contractor or subcontractor
to the DOE.
