[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27328-27329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11471]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From the Blockson Chemical Company in Joliet, Illinois, 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 of a decision to evaluate a petition to 
designate a class of employees from the Blockson Chemical Company in 
Joliet, Illinois, 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 877-222-7570. Information requests 
can also be submitted by email to [email protected].

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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: Blockson Chemical Company.
    Location: Joliet, Illinois.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers who worked in any area.
    Period of Employment: July 1, 1960 through December 31, 1991.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-11471 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am]
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