[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 20341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2003]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision
To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Nevada
Test Site, Mercury, NV, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
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 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to
designate a class of employees at the Nevada Test Site, Mercury,
Nevada, 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: Nevada Test Site.
Location: Mercury, Nevada.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of
Energy (DOE), DOE contractors, and subcontractors in all areas.
Period of Employment: September 1, 1963 through September 30, 1992.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), 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: April 13, 2007.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 07-2003 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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