[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 33165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11255]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special
Exposure Cohort
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (``HHS'') gives
notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Iowa Army
Ammunition Plant (IAAP), in Burlington, Iowa as an addition to the
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On May 20, 2005, the
Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an
addition to the SEC:
Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE) or DOE contractors
or subcontractors employed by the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Line
1, during the period from March 1949 through 1974 who were employed
for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days either
solely under this employment or in combination with work days within
the parameters (excluding aggregate work day requirements)
established for other classes of employees included in the SEC.
This designation will become effective on June 19, 2005, 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
action by Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH
45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number).
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to [email protected]
Dated: May 27, 2005.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-11255 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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