[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24427]
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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 Pantex
Plant, Amarillo, 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 the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, 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: Pantex Plant.
Location: Amarillo, Texas.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: Production workers, technicians,
including radiography, guards, physical plant, maintenance,
administrative and support staff, contractors, and Atomic Energy
Commission staff.
Period of Employment: January 1, 1950 through December 31, 1991.
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: December 10, 2007.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E7-24427 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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