[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 45608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19020]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000; Corrected Revision to List of Covered Facilities
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of corrected revision of list of covered facilities.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (``Department'' or ``DOE'')
periodically publishes or revises a list of facilities covered under
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000, as amended (``EEOICPA'' or ``Act''). On June 30, 2010, DOE
published a notice (75 FR 37781) that amended the previous lists. DOE
has determined that the June 30, 2010, notice should be replaced. This
corrected notice now replaces the previous lists by removing two
facilities designated as atomic weapons employer (AWE) facilities that
should not have been so designated. Previous lists or revisions were
published on April 9, 2009, June 28, 2007, November 30, 2005, August
23, 2004, July 21, 2003, December 27, 2002, June 11, 2001, and January
17, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia R. Worthington, Ph.D,
Director, Office of Health and Safety (HS-10), (301) 903-5926.
ADDRESSES: The Department welcomes comments on this notice. Comments
should be addressed to: Patricia R. Worthington, Ph.D, Director, Office
of Health and Safety (HS-10), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose
The EEOICPA establishes a program to provide compensation to
certain employees who develop illnesses as a result of their employment
with AWEs, DOE and its predecessor Agencies, certain of its contractors
and subcontractors, and listed beryllium vendors. Section 3621(4) of
the Act (codified at 42 U.S.C. 7384l(4)) defines an AWE as ``an entity,
other than the United States, that--(A) processed or produced, for use
by the United States, material that emitted radiation and was used in
the production of an atomic weapon, excluding uranium mining and
milling; and (B) is designated by the Secretary of Energy as an [AWE]
for the purposes of the compensation program.'' Section 3621(5) defines
an AWE facility as ``a facility, owned by an [AWE], that is or was used
to process or produce, for use by the United States, material that
emitted radiation and was used in the production of an atomic weapon,
excluding uranium mining or milling.''
It has recently come to the attention of the Department that one
facility was previously mistakenly designated as an AWE facility
because the designated facility was owned by the U.S. Government, and
the statutory definitions of AWE and AWE facility exclude facilities
owned by the United States. A second entity identified as an AWE
facility is being removed from the list because the work performed by
that entity was not related to production of an atomic weapon and was
not performed for, or on behalf of, DOE or its predecessor Agencies.
This notice formally makes the changes to the list as indicated
below:
Painsville Site (Diamond Magnesium Company) of Ohio is no
longer designated as an AWE facility because the work performed at that
site was not related to atomic weapons production and was not conducted
by, or on behalf of, DOE or its predecessor Agencies.
St. Louis Airport Storage Site is no longer designated as
an AWE facility because the facility was owned by the U.S. Government.
This change has no effect on the determination of the Department of
Labor that the work site is a DOE facility.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2010.
Glenn S. Podonsky,
Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, Office of Health, Safety and
Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-19020 Filed 8-2-10; 8:45 am]
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