Department of Health and Human Services September 7, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Commercially Distributed Analyte Specific Reagents (ASRs): Frequently Asked Questions.'' This guidance document is intended to clarify the regulations regarding ASRs and the role and responsibilities of ASR manufacturers.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Y-12 Plant, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On August 8, 2006, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees an addition to the SEC:

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 the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Buffalo, New York, 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: Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Location: 10 inch Bar Mill and blooming Mill. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: Millwrights, welders, electricians, bricklayers, carpenters, all maintenance, testers, rollers, supervisors, crane operators, hookers, clean-up crews, grinders. Period of Employment: 1949-1952.