Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Ames Laboratory in Ames, IA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort, 22900 [2011-9928]

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HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, 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: Ames Laboratory. Location: Ames, Iowa. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Department of Energy (DOE) employees, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked in any area of the DOE facility. Period of Employment: January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1970. jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-9928]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees 
From Ames Laboratory in Ames, IA, 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.

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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 from Ames 
Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, 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: Ames Laboratory.
    Location: Ames, Iowa.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Department of Energy (DOE) 
employees, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and 
subcontractors who worked in any area of the DOE facility.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1970.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, 
Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 877-222-7570. Information requests can 
also be submitted by e-mail to DCAS@CDC.GOV.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-9928 Filed 4-22-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-19-P
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