[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57601-57602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19673]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice 
concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of 
employees at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP), in Burlington, Iowa 
as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 
August 25, 2005, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the 
Secretary of HHS designated the

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following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

    Department of Energy (DOE) employees or DOE contractor or 
subcontractor employees who worked as radiographers from May 1948 to 
March 1949 in support of Line 1 operations at the Iowa Army 
Ammunition Plant and who were employed for a number of work days 
aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring under this employment 
in combination with work days of employment occurring within the 
parameters (excluding aggregate work day requirements) established 
for other classes of employees included in the SEC.

    This designation became effective on September 24, 2005, as 
provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on 
September 24, 2005, members of this class of employees, defined as 
reported in this notice, became members of the Special Exposure Cohort.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 
45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: September 26, 2005.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-19673 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]
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