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
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2007-07-10 · Effective 2007-07-10 · 72 FR 37455
Document
Document number
E7-13233
Federal Register citation
72 FR 37455
CFR reference
42 CFR 83
Type
Rule
Action
Final Rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2007-07-10
Effective date
2007-07-10
Abstract
The Department of Health and Human Services is amending its procedures for designating classes of employees to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA). The final rule adds and revises deadlines for evaluating petitions for cohort status, clarifies when time periods commence and how they toll, and provides information relevant to these deadlines on the content of petition evaluation reports.