Notice2022-26929

Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort

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Published
December 12, 2022

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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees from the Reduction Pilot Plant in Huntington, West Virginia to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA).

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26929]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees 
to the Special Exposure Cohort

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice 
of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees 
from the Reduction Pilot Plant in Huntington, West Virginia to the 
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grady Calhoun, Director, Division of 
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-45, Cincinnati, OH 45226-
1938, Telephone: 877-222-7570. Information requests can also be 
submitted by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84c0c7c5d7c4c7c0c7aac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca8afadbfacafa8afc2aba3ba">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 27, 2022, the Secretary of HHS 
determined that the following class of employees does not meet the 
statutory criteria for addition to the SEC as authorized under EEOICPA:

    All International Nickel Company (INCO) security personnel who 
worked at any location within the Reduction Pilot Plant (RPP) during 
the period from June 7, 1976, through November 26, 1978.

    Authority: [42 U.S.C. 7384q].

John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-26929 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P


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