[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 71174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9585]


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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 
at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, WA, To Be Included in the 
Special Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice 
as required by 42 CFR Sec.  83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a 
petition to designate a class of employees at the Hanford Nuclear 
Reservation, 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 Nuclear Reservation.
    Location: Richland, Washington.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees.
    Period of Employment: January 2, 1942 through December 31, 1990.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 
45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: November 29, 2006.
John Howard,
Director, National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06-9585 Filed 12-07-06; 8:45 am]
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