National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort, 61167-61168 [E7-21177]

Download as PDF 61167 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 208 / Monday, October 29, 2007 / Notices Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)— Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). Both naturally occurring and intentional public health threats have the potential to cause catastrophic harm in a variety of ways, including economic repercussions and adverse effects on health, in some cases leading to loss of life. To meet these challenges, federal government encourages open communication with its stakeholders in the research and development communities and in industry. One method of improving this communication will be through the MedicalCountermeasures.gov Web site. The two key functions of the MedicalCountermeasures.gov Web site will be (1) to centrally manage stakeholder requests for meetings with government to present product information related to medical the meeting request to the appropriate person within HHS. HHS is collaborating with other agencies in the planning of this project, and hopes to expand this system to other agencies in the future. ASPR is requesting a three year clearance. HHS expects that the respondents will be made up of developers of medical countermeasures to naturally occurring and intentional public health threats. Participation in this system will be completely voluntary, and the information that is submitted to the system is for information only. We anticipate that the respondents will make a request on average once a year. The estimate of 225 respondents is based on the number of stakeholders from the target group who signed up for the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Stakeholders Workshop. countermeasures against public health disasters, both manmade and naturally occurring; and (2) to provide our stakeholders in industry and academia with information on government sponsored opportunities and events related to medical countermeasures. In order to route product developers to the most appropriate personnel within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS will collect some basic information about the company’s product through MedicalCountermeasures.gov. Using this information and a routing system that has been developed with input from the participating agencies within HHS, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), MedicalCountermeasures.gov will route ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of respondents Type of respondent Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours Developers of medical countermeasures to naturally occurring and intentional public health threats. .......................................................................... 225 1 8/60 30 Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ 225 ........................ 30 Mary Oliver-Anderson, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–21149 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–37–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:25 Oct 26, 2007 Jkt 214001 2000. On September 12, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: Sheet metal workers, physical plant maintenance and associated support staff (including all maintenance shop personnel), and supervisory staff who were monitored or should have been monitored for potential internal radiation exposures associated with the maintenance and renovation activities of the thorium production areas in Wilhelm Hall (a.k.a. the Metallurgy Building or ‘‘Old’’ Metallurgy Building) at the Ames Laboratory from January 1, 1955, through December 31, 1970, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days 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 became effective on October 12, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on October 12, 2007, members of this class of employees, defined as reported in this notice, became members of the Special Exposure Cohort. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Dated: October 23, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7–21222 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1 61168 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 208 / Monday, October 29, 2007 / Notices Notice. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Hanford Engineer Works, Richland, Washington, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On September 12, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC: Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, or DOE contractors or subcontractors who were monitored or should have been monitored for internal radiological exposures while working at the Hanford Engineer Works in: the 300 Area fuel fabrication and research facilities from October 1, 1943 through August 31, 1946; the 200 Area plutonium separation facilities from November 1, 1944 through August 31, 1946; or the 100 B, D, and F reactor areas from September 1, 1944 through August 31, 1946; for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days 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 became effective on October 12, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on October 12, 2007, members of this class of employees, defined as reported in this notice, became members of the Special Exposure Cohort. 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. rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Dated: October 23, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7–21177 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Santa Susana, CA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at Horizons, Inc., Cleveland, OH, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at Horizons, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 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: Horizons, Inc. Location: Cleveland, Ohio. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers. Period of Employment: January 1, 1944 through December 31, 1956; and January 1, 1957 through July 31, 2006 (residual period). SUMMARY: 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. Dated: October 23, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7–21191 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Santa Susana, California, 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: Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Location: Santa Susana, California. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers. Period of Employment: January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1965. 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. Dated: October 23, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7–21217 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P BILLING CODE 4163–19–P BILLING CODE 4163–19–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:25 Oct 26, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61167-61168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21177]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final 
Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the 
Special Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice 
concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of 
employees at the Hanford Engineer Works, Richland, Washington, as an 
addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On 
September 12, 2007, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the 
Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an 
addition to the SEC:

    Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor 
agencies, or DOE contractors or subcontractors who were monitored or 
should have been monitored for internal radiological exposures while 
working at the Hanford Engineer Works in: the 300 Area fuel 
fabrication and research facilities from October 1, 1943 through 
August 31, 1946; the 200 Area plutonium separation facilities from 
November 1, 1944 through August 31, 1946; or the 100 B, D, and F 
reactor areas from September 1, 1944 through August 31, 1946; for a 
number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days 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 became effective on October 12, 2007, as provided 
for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on October 12, 2007, 
members of this class of employees, defined as reported in this notice, 
became members of the Special Exposure Cohort.

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.

    Dated: October 23, 2007.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-21177 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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