Decision to Evaluate a Petition to Designate a Class of Employees From BWX Technologies Inc., Lynchburg, VA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

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#  Decision to Evaluate a Petition to Designate a Class of Employees From BWX Technologies Inc., Lynchburg, VA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

**AGENCY:**

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

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from BWX Technologies Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, 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:* BWX Technologies, Inc.

*Location:* Lynchburg, Virginia.

*Job Titles and/or Job Duties:* All Atomic Weapons Employer employees.

*Period of Employment:* January 1, 1959 through December 31, 1959; or from January 1, 1968 through December 31, 1972.

**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 *[email protected].*

John Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.