[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR30.220] [Page 94] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 30_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents Subpart C_Eligibility Criteria Sec. 30.220 What are the criteria for eligibility for benefits relating to chronic silicosis? To establish eligibility for benefits for chronic silicosis, an employee or his or her survivor must show that: (a) The employee is a DOE employee, or a DOE contractor employee, who was present for a number of workdays aggregating at least 250 workdays during the mining of tunnels at a DOE facility (as defined in Sec. 30.5(v)) located in Nevada or Alaska for tests or experiments related to an atomic weapon, and has been diagnosed with chronic silicosis (as defined in Sec. 30.5(j)); or (b) The employee has been diagnosed with an illness or disease that arose as a consequence of the accepted chronic silicosis.