[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 52011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20740]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the Dow Chemical Co. Facility in Walnut Creek, California (Also 
Known as Pittsburg, CA), 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.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH 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 Dow Chemical Co. facility in Walnut Creek, California (also known 
as Pittsburg, CA), 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: Dow Chemical Co. facility.
    Location: Walnut Creek, California (also known as Pittsburg, CA).
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked in any area.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1947 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, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone 877-222-7570. Information requests 
can also be submitted by email to [email protected].

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-20740 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
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