[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15988]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the General Atomics Facility in La Jolla, California, 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 General Atomics facility in La Jolla, California, 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: General Atomics.
    Location: La Jolla, California.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employees who 
worked for General Atomics at its facility in La Jolla, California, 
during the period from January 1, 1960 through December 31, 1969, 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.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1960 through December 31, 1969.

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. 2014-15988 Filed 7-8-14; 8:45 am]
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