[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 15188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Decision to Evaluate a Petition to Designate a Class of Employees 
at Blockson Chemical Company, Joliet, Illinois, To Be Included in 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 
as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to 
designate a class of employees at the Blockson Chemical Company, in 
Joliet, Illinois, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under 
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, 
subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:
    Facility: Blockson Chemical Company.
    Location: Building 55.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: Utility Engineer, Laborer, Research 
Chemist, Relief Operator, Plant Operator, Maintenance and Pipefitter, 
Lead Mixer, Operator, and Supervisor HF Acid.
    Period of Employment: October 10, 1952 through December 31, 1962.

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: March 21, 2006.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-4388 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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