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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 42 - Public Health |
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Chapter I - Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services |
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SubChapter G - Occupational Safety and Health Research and Related Activities |
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Part 81 - Guidelines for Determining Probability of Causation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 |
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Subpart E - Guidelines To Estimate Probability of Causation |
§ 81.22 - General guidelines for use of NIOSH-IREP.
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§ 81.22 General guidelines for use of NIOSH-IREP.
DOL will use procedures specified in the NIOSH-IREP Operating Guide to calculate probability of causation estimates under EEOICPA. The guide provides current, step-by-step instructions for the operation of IREP. The procedures include entering personal, diagnostic, and exposure data; setting/confirming appropriate values for variables used in calculations; conducting the calculation; and, obtaining, evaluating, and reporting results.