[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31279-31280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15396]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to 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: HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of
employees for the Standard Oil Development Company in Linden, New
Jersey, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
On June 18, 2009, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class
of employees as an addition to the SEC:
All AWE employees of the Standard Oil Development Company in
Linden, New Jersey, during the period from August 13, 1942 through
December 31, 1945, while working for a number of work days
aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this
employment or in
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combination with work days within the parameters established for one
or more other classes of employees in the SEC.
This designation will become effective on July 18, 2009, unless
Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this
effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the Federal Register
reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any
provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to
the SEC.
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].
Christine M. Branche,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-15396 Filed 6-29-09; 8:45 am]
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