[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13629]
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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 for General
Steel Industries, Granite City, IL, 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 for General Steel Industries, Granite
City, Illinois, 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: General Steel Industries.
Location: Granite City, Illinois.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All individuals who worked in any
location.
Period of Employment: January 1, 1953 through December 31, 1966,
and/or during the residual contamination period from January 1, 1967
through December 31, 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: June 5, 2008.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-13629 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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