Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort, 5254 [2012-2249]

Download as PDF 5254 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 22 / Thursday, February 2, 2012 / Notices parents of children whose eligibility was established or renewed through ELE methods and parents of children enrolled or renewed through non-ELE routes. The survey component will be conducted using a Dataweb program as well as a paper and pencil option and will involve Medicaid and CHIP program directors from the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Finally, the quarterly monitoring calls will be conducted with a sample of 30 states drawn from both ELE and non-ELE states. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of responses per respondent Average burden (in hours) per response 18 1 1.5 27 State-level computer programmers .. 6 1 40 240 120 1 1 120 90 1 1 90 240 1 1.5 360 51-State Survey (Attachment F) ....... Quarterly Interview Protocol (Attachment G). Key informants (ELE states— state—and local—levels). Key informants (non-ELE states— state—and local—levels). Focus group participants (2 focus groups in 8 ELE states and 2 focus groups in 4 non-ELE states = 24 focus groups). Medicaid and CHIP officials ............. Key informants (quarterly monitoring calls). 51 30 1 5 45/60 30/60 38 75 Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 950 Number of respondents Forms Type of respondent Administrative Cost Discussion Guide (Attachment B). Enrollment Extraction Form (Attachment C). ELE Case Study Protocol (Attachment D1). Non-ELE Case Study Protocol (Attachment D2). Moderator’s Guide (Attachments E1 and E2). Key informants ................................. Keith A.Tucker, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–2275 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–05–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: HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On December 21, 2011, 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: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, during the period from January 1, 1958 through December 31, 1983, for a number of VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:04 Feb 01, 2012 Jkt 226001 work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the SEC. This designation became effective on January 20, 2012, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on January 20, 2012, members of this class of employees, defined as reported in this notice, became members of the SEC. 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 email to DCAS@CDC.GOV. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2012–2249 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Findings of Research Misconduct Office of the Secretary, HHS. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total burden hours Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Calleen S. Zach, Creighton University: Based on evidence obtained from Creighton University (CU) and additional evidence gathered by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) during its oversight review, ORI found that Ms. Calleen S. Zach, former Research Assistant and Data Base Manager, CU, engaged in research misconduct in research funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant R01 HD046991. Specifically, ORI found that the Respondent provided falsified subject enrollment numbers in an application to NIH for continued funding of R01 HD046991 in 2008, a no-cost, one-year extension request for R01 HD046991 (April 8, 2009, letter to NICHD, NIH), and an application for additional funding of R01 HD046991 (June 30, 2009, to NICHD, NIH). In addition, she knowingly and intentionally provided falsified subject enrollment numbers in reports to the CU Institutional Review Board (IRB) in 2008 and 2009. ORI concluded that Respondent’s knowing and intentional falsification of data constitutes research misconduct as defined by 42 CFR 93.103. In addition, ORI found that Respondent’s intentionally deceptive behavior, including false statements made to the CU institutional officials, forgery of petty cash receipts, and theft of NIH SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1

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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).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS 
decision to designate a class of employees from the Pantex Plant in 
Amarillo, Texas, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 
under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000. On December 21, 2011, 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:

    All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor 
agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the 
Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, during the period from January 1, 
1958 through December 31, 1983, for a number of work days 
aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under 
this employment or in combination with work days within the 
parameters established for one or more other classes of employees 
included in the SEC.

    This designation became effective on January 20, 2012, as provided 
for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on January 20, 2012, 
members of this class of employees, defined as reported in this notice, 
became members of the SEC.

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 email to DCAS@CDC.GOV.

 John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-2249 Filed 2-1-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-19-P
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