[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15795-15796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06784]


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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, Washington, 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, 
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 877-222-7570. Information requests 
can also be submitted by email to [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Authority:  42 CFR 83.9-83.12.

    Pursuant to 42 CFR 83.12, 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 Department of Energy 
contractors and subcontractors (excluding employees of the following 
Hanford prime contractors during the specified periods: Battelle 
Memorial Institute, January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1990; Rockwell 
Hanford Operations, January 1, 1984 through June 28, 1987; Boeing 
Computer Services Richland, January 1, 1984 through June 28, 1987; UNC 
Nuclear Industries, January 1, 1984 through June 28, 1987; Westinghouse 
Hanford Company, January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1990; and Hanford 
Environmental Health Foundation, January 1, 1984 through December 31, 
1990.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1990.

John Howard
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-06784 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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