Final Effect of the Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
HHS gives notice of the final effect of a decision to add a class of employees from the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under ...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
HHS gives notice of the final effect of a decision to add a class of employees from the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lori Marion-Moss, 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
DCAS@CDC.GOV.
On July 8, 2026, 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 construction trade employees of Department of Energy (DOE) subcontractors who worked at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, from January 1, 1991, through December 31, 1993, for a number of workdays aggregating at least 250 workdays, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with
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workdays within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort. This class specifically does not include employees of prime contractors of Westinghouse Savannah River Company during this time period.
This designation became effective on August 7, 2026. Therefore, beginning on August 7, 2026, members of this class of employees, as defined in this notice, became members of the SEC.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
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91 FR 72872
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“Final Effect of the Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort,” thefederalregister.org (November 12, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-23004/final-effect-of-the-designation-of-a-class-of-employees-for-addition-to-the-special-exposure-cohort.
42 U.S.C. 7384q(b)