[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14327]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to 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 (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of
employees from the Idaho National Laboratory site in Scoville, Idaho,
as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 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, 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 [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C).
On June 3, 2016, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(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 were
monitored for external radiation at INL (e.g., having at least one
film badge or TLD dosimeter) during the period from March 1, 1970,
through December 31, 1974, and were employed for a number of work
days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely
under employment during the period from March 1, 1970, through
December 31, 1974, 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 3, 2016, 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.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-14327 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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