Records Management (RM) personnel hosted Greg Lewis and Lokie Harmond of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, Office of Worker Screening and Compensation Support (AU-14) during a visit to the DOE Office of Legacy Management Business Center (LMBC) in Morgantown, West Virginia, in early May.

AU-14 visited to tour the LMBC, collaborate with RM personnel, and view collections that are used to process Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) claims, which are of particular interest to AU-14. Lewis, AU-14 Director, also showed interest in a collection of records associated with the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), maintained in the LMBC records storage facility. The collection includes personnel-related records from two Bechtel National, Inc., (BNI) contracts related to FUSRAP cleanup at 26 sites.

BNI contract records contained a limited index when received by LM and are currently being reindexed at the LMBC to improve searchability for various stakeholder requests.

The AU-14 visit also presented an opportunity for RM staff to share improved EEOICPA process changes that were recently implemented. Improvements include cost savings, which are beneficial as EEOICPA claims account for approximately 70 percent of record requests processed by LM over the past 5 years. Lewis was complimentary of LM’s support for the EEOICPA program and appreciated the process improvements.

Jeanie Gueretta, LM Program Analyst, and Dr. Edwin Parks, LM Archives and Information Management Team Lead, facilitated the AU-14 visit. According to Parks, “this was once again an opportunity to not only showcase the LM Business Center but also demonstrate the commitment the Records Management team has to quality work for LM and its stakeholders.”

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LM personnel and AU-14 representatives discussed collections that will aid EEOICPA responsiveness. From left: Tamara Wilson, LM contractor (Navarro); Greg Lewis, AU-14; Denise Pickett, LM contractor (Navarro); Jeanie Gueretta, LM; Dr. Parks, LM; Lokie Harmond, AU-14; and Jessica Lambert, LM contractor (Navarro).