[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 26301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11096]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees
From the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, TN, 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: HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision
to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Y-12
Plant in Oak Ridge, TN, 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: Y-12 Plant.
Location: Oak Ridge, TN.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers potentially exposed to
radioactive materials.
Period of Employment: January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director,
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46,
Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 877-222-7570. Information requests can
also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-11096 Filed 5-5-11; 8:45 am]
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