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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

Chapter I  

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 30  

Compensation for Disability and Death of Noncitizen Federal Employees Outside the United States

 

 

 

Subpart C  

Eligibility Criteria


20 CFR 30.216 - How does a claimant prove exposure to silica in the performance of duty?

  • Section Number: 30.216
  • Section Name: How does a claimant prove exposure to silica in the performance of duty?

    (a) Proof of the employee's employment and presence for the 
requisite days during the mining of tunnels at a DOE facility located 
in Nevada or Alaska for tests of experiments related to an atomic 
weapon may be by the submission of any trustworthy contemporaneous 
records that, on their face or in conjunction with other such records, 
establish that the employee was so employed and present at these sites 
and the time period(s) of such employment and presence.
    (b) Contemporaneous records from the following sources may be 
considered as evidence for purposes of establishing proof of 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 as a byproduct of any regularly 
conducted business activity or by an entity that acted as a contractor 
or subcontractor to the DOE.
    (c) For purposes of satisfying the 250 workday requirement of 
Sec. 30.215(a), the claimant may aggregate the days of service at more 
than one qualifying site.
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