[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 10899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the W.R. Grace and Company in Curtis, MD, 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 W.R. 
Grace and Company in Curtis, Maryland, 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: W.R. Grace and Company.
    Location: Curtis, Maryland.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer 
employees.
    Period of Employment: Operational period from January 1, 1955 
through December 31, 1958, and the residual radiation period from 
January 1, 1959 through October 31, 2009.

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. 2011-4302 Filed 2-25-11; 8:45 am]
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