83 FR 11535 - Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the De Soto Avenue Facility in Los Angeles County, California, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

NIOSH gives notice of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the De Soto Avenue Facility in Los Angeles County, California, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11535]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05277]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the De Soto Avenue Facility in Los Angeles County, California, 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 the De Soto Avenue Facility in Los 
Angeles County, California, 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: De Soto Avenue Facility.
    Location: Los Angeles County, California.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of 
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and 
subcontractors who worked at the De Soto Avenue Facility.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1965 through December 31, 1995.

Frank Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-05277 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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