81 FR 39677 - Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39677]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14327]


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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 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 Idaho National Laboratory site in Scoville, Idaho, 
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 June 3, 2016, 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 the Department of Energy, its predecessor 
agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the 
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Scoville, Idaho, and were 
monitored for external radiation at INL (e.g., having at least one 
film badge or TLD dosimeter) during the period from March 1, 1970, 
through December 31, 1974, and were employed for a number of work 
days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely 
under employment during the period from March 1, 1970, through 
December 31, 1974, or in combination with work days within the 
parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in 
the Special Exposure Cohort.

    This designation will become effective on July 3, 2016, 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. 2016-14327 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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