[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 28436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12079]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to 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 of a decision to designate a class of 
employees from the Norton Co. (or any subsequent owner) in Worcester, 
Massachusetts, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 
under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000. On April 29, 2011, the Secretary of HHS designated the 
following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

    All atomic weapons employees who worked in any building or area 
at the facility owned by the Norton Co. (or a subsequent owner) in 
Worcester, Massachusetts, during the period from January 1, 1958 
through October 10, 1962, for a number of work days aggregating at 
least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment 
or in combination with work days within the parameters established 
for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special 
Exposure Cohort.

    This designation will become effective on May 29, 2011, unless 
Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this 
effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the Federal Register 
reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any 
provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to 
the SEC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, 
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia 
Parkway, MSC-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 877-222-7570. 
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-12079 Filed 5-16-11; 8:45 am]
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