Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Final Rule
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2004-05-28 · Effective 2004-05-28 · 69 FR 30764
Document
Document number
04-11930
Federal Register citation
69 FR 30764
CFR reference
42 CFR 83
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2004-05-28
Effective date
2004-05-28
Abstract
This document describes how the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") will consider designating classes of employees to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ("EEOICPA"). Under EEOICPA, and Executive Order 13179, the Secretary of HHS is authorized to make such designations, which take effect 180 days after Congress is notified unless Congress provides otherwise. An individual member (or the eligible survivors of a member) of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort would be entitled to compensation if the Department of Labor ("DOL") finds that employee incurred a specified cancer and the claim meets other requirements established under EEOICPA.