Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

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Federal RegisterOct 24, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 84884 (Oct. 24, 2024)
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    Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    AGENCY:

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

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from Metals and Controls Corp. in Attleboro, Massachusetts, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Grady Calhoun, Director, Division of Compensation Analysis and Support, NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1938, Telephone: (513) 533-6800. Information requests can also be submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    On September 9, 2024, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384 l (14)(C), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

    “All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked at Metals and Controls Corp. in Attleboro, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1968, through September 21, 1995, 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 is effective as of October 9, 2024, unless Congress provides otherwise prior to the effective date. After this effective date, HHS will publish a notice in the Federal Register reporting the addition of this class to the SEC or the result of any provision by Congress regarding the decision by HHS to add the class to the SEC.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C. 7384 l (14)(C).

    John J. Howard,

    Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

    [FR Doc. 2024-24643 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]

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