# 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
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Interim final rule with request for comments. · Published 2005-12-22 · Effective 2005-12-22 · 70 FR 75949
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-24358
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 75949
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 83
- **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.).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/12/22/05-24358/procedures-for-designating-classes-of-employees-as-members-of-the-special-exposure-cohort-under-the)
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