[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 29644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12094]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the Hanford Site in Richland, WA, To Be Included in the Special 
Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a 
decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from 
the Hanford site in Richland, Washington, 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: Hanford site.
    Location: Richland, Washington.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of 
Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and 
subcontractors.
    Period of Employment: July 1, 1972 to December 31, 1983.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, 
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 877-222-7570. Information requests can 
also be submitted by email to [email protected].

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-12094 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]
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