2018-16761. Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Superior Steel Company in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

NIOSH gives notice of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Superior Steel Company in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone [phone]. Information requests can also be submitted by email to [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 42 CFR 83.9-83.12.

Pursuant to 42 CFR 83.12, the initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:

Facility: Superior Steel Company.

Location: Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers who worked at all locations at the Superior Steel Co. in Carnegie, PA from January 1, 1952 through December 31, 1957.

Period of Employment: January 1, 1952 through December 31, 1957.

John J. Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.