81 FR 85580 - Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Metals & Controls Corp. in Attleboro, Massachusetts, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 (November 28, 2016)

NIOSH gives notice of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Metals & Controls Corp. in Attleboro, Massachusetts, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85580-85581]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From Metals & Controls Corp. in Attleboro, Massachusetts, To Be 
Included in 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.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH gives notice of a decision to evaluate a petition to 
designate a class of employees from Metals & Controls Corp. in 
Attleboro,

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Massachusetts, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort 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, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 877-222-7570. Information requests 
can also be submitted by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority: 42 CFR 83.9-83.12.

    Pursuant to 42 CFR 83.12, the initial proposed definition for the 
class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the 
evaluation, is as follows:
    Facility: Metals & Controls Corp.
    Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Facilities Construction & 
maintenance workers including Lubrication/Oilers, Industrial 
Pipefitters, Engineering Technicians (Mechanical, Electrical, 
Structural), Maintenance Supervisors, Electricians, Plumbers, 
Millwrights, Carpenters, Instrumentation Technicians, Chemical 
Handlers, Waste Treatment Operators, and Production Workers to include 
Machine Operators/Helpers, and Repair & Maintenance (commonly called 
R&M) workers.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1968 through March 21, 1997.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-28480 Filed 11-25-16; 8:45 am]
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