[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 44297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6681]


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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 Pacific Proving Grounds, Enewetak Atoll, as an 
addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 
June 26, 2006, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary 
of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to 
the SEC:

    Department of Energy (DOE) employees or DOE contractor or 
subcontractor employees who worked at the Pacific Proving Grounds 
(PPG) from 1946 through 1962 for a number of work days aggregating 
at least 250 work days, either solely under this employment or in 
combination with work days within the parameters (excluding 
aggregate work day requirements) established for other classes of 
employees included in the SEC, and who were monitored or should have 
been monitored.

This designation became effective on July 26, 2006, as provided for 
under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on July 26, 2006, 
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: August 1, 2006.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06-6681 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]
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