70 FR 108 pg. 33165 - Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 108Page: 33165
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-11255 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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.
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 Congressprovides 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, NationalInstitute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 ColumbiaParkway, 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 OCAS@CDC.GOV
Dated: May 27, 2005.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for OccupationalSafety and Health,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-11255 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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