[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 140 (Monday, July 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 42351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16606]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision 
To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the 
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, to be Included in the 
Special Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
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 Brookhaven National Laboratory, 
Upton, New York, 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: Brookhaven National Laboratory.
    Location: Upton, New York.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1947 through December 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, 
OH 45226, Telephone 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or directly at 1-
513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can 
also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: June 30, 2008.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-16606 Filed 7-18-08; 8:45 am]
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