[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 236 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 65536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29381]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision to Evaluate a Petition to Designate a Class of Employees 
of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, 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 Area IV of 
the Santa Susana Field Laboratory 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: Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
    Location: Area IV.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of 
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and 
subcontractors who worked in any area.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1959 to December 31, 1964.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim 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. E9-29381 Filed 12-9-09; 8:45 am]
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