[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
of Hooker Electrochemical Corporation, Niagara Falls, 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: HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision 
to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees of Hooker 
Electrochemical Corporation, Niagara Falls, 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: Hooker Electrochemical Corporation.
    Location: Niagara Falls, New York.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked in any 
location.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1948, and 
from January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1976.

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 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-26161 Filed 10-29-09; 8:45 am]
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