Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Amendments; Interim Final Rule With Request for Comments
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2005-12-22 · Effective 2005-12-22 · 70 FR 75949
Document
Document number
05-24358
Federal Register citation
70 FR 75949
CFR reference
42 CFR 83
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2005-12-22
Effective date
2005-12-22
Abstract
The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") is amending its procedures to 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"), 42 U.S.C. 7384-7385. HHS must change these procedures to implement amendments to EEOICPA enacted on October 28, 2004, as part of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, Public Law 108-375 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 42 U.S.C.).