[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 49281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17025]


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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 Texas City 
Chemicals, Texas City, TX, 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 Texas City Chemicals, Texas City, 
Texas, 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: Texas City Chemicals.
    Location: Texas City, Texas.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1952 through December 31, 1956.

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: August 23, 2007.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-17025 Filed 8-27-07; 8:45 am]
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