[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 75118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29245]
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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
Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, 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 at the Metallurgical Laboratory in
Chicago, 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: Metallurgical Laboratory.
Location: Chicago, Illinois.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer
employees.
Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through June 30, 1946.
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 4, 2008.
Christine M. Branche,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-29245 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
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