80 FR 32386 - Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Hanford site in Richland, Washington, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32386-32387]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13930]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special 
Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Centers for Disease Control

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and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of 
employees from the Hanford site in Richland, Washington, as an addition 
to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, 
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum 
Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 1-877-222-7570. 
Information requests can also be submitted by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C).

    On May 20, 2015, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), the 
Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an 
addition to the SEC:

    All employees of Department of Energy contractors and 
subcontractors(excluding employees of the following Hanford prime 
contractors during the specified time periods: Battelle Memorial 
Institute, January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1990; Rockwell 
Hanford Operations, January 1, 1984, through June 28, 1987; Boeing 
Computer Services Richland, January 1, 1984, through June 28, 1987; 
UNC Nuclear Industries, January 1, 1984, through June 28, 1987; 
Westinghouse Hanford Company, January 1, 1984, through December 31, 
1990; and Hanford Environmental Health Foundation, January 1, 1984, 
through December 31, 1990), who worked at the Hanford site in 
Richland, Washington, during the period from January I, 1984, 
through December 31, 1990, for a number of work days aggregating at 
least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, 
or in combination with work days within the parameters established 
for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special 
Exposure Cohort.

    This designation will become effective on June 21, 2015, unless 
Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this 
effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the Federal Register 
reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any 
provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to 
the SEC.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-13930 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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