[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23567-23568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10659]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the West Valley Demonstration Project in West Valley, New York, 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 West Valley Demonstration 
Project in West Valley, New York, 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: West Valley Demonstration Project.
    Location: West Valley, New York.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: ``All Atomic Weapons Employees (AWE) 
who worked at the West Valley Demonstration Project in West Valley, New 
York, during the operational AWE period from January 1, 1966 through 
December 31, 1973, 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 in the Special Exposure Cohort.''
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1966 through December 31, 1973.

John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-10659 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P