AGENCY:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from Revere Copper and Brass, Detroit, Michigan, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On October 6, 2010, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:
All Atomic Weapons Employer employees who worked at Revere Copper and Brass, Detroit, Michigan, from July 24, 1943 through December 31, 1954, 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 Special Exposure Cohort.
This designation will become effective November 5, 2010, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Interim 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. 2010-26665 Filed 10-20-10; 8:45 am]
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