74 FR 167 pgs. 44846-44847 - Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees for the Metals and Controls Corporation in Attleboro, MA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 167Pages: 44846 - 44847
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-20899 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees for the Metals and Controls Corporation in Attleboro, MA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
AGENCY:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees for the Metals and Controls Corporation in Attleboro, Massachusetts, 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: Metals and Controls Corporation.
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees who were exposed to thorium.
Period of Employment: January 1, 1952 through December 31, 1967.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 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 OCAS@CDC.GOV.
Christine M. Branche,
Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-20899 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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