2019-14816. Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort  

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    AGENCY:

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Idaho National Laboratory in Scoville, Idaho, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Grady Calhoun, Director, Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 1-877-222-7570. Information requests can also be submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    On June 21, 2019, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384 l (14)(C), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

    All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Scoville, Idaho, and who were monitored for external radiation at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (CPP) (e.g., at least one film badge or TLD dosimeter from CPP) between January 1, 1963, and February 28, 1970, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.

    This designation will become effective on July 21, 2019, 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.

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C. 7384 l (14)(C).

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    John J. Howard,

    Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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    [FR Doc. 2019-14816 Filed 7-11-19; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4163-19-P

Document Information

Published:
07/12/2019
Department:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2019-14816
Pages:
33266-33266 (1 pages)
PDF File:
2019-14816.Pdf