2010-6636. Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees for Revere Copper and Brass in Detroit, MI, 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.

SUMMARY:

HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 3.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees for Revere Copper and Brass in Detroit, Michigan, 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: Revere Copper and Brass.

Location: Detroit, Michigan.

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: Extruders and Shapes Specialists who worked in the Rod and Shape Mill.

Period of Employment: January 1, 1943 through December 31, 1984.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim 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 [phone]. Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [e-mail].

John Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.