Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

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#  Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, 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 Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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:* Sandia National Laboratory.

*Location:* Albuquerque, New Mexico.

*Job Titles and/or Job Duties:* All personnel who worked in any area.

*Period of Employment:* January 1, 1963 through May 21, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, 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 email to *[email protected]* .

John Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.