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Public Docket for 42 CFR 83 (Special Exposure Cohort)
Public Comments – In Order of Received – on SEC Amendments: Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments published on December 22, 2005
- Comments from Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D. Comments on Proposed Amendments to 42 CFR Part 83, Special Exposure Cohort Rule. Received on March 23, 2006. [26 KB (6 pages)]
- Comments from Virginia R. McKeel. Comments on Proposed Amendments to 42 CFR Part 83, Special Exposure Cohort Rule. Received on March 23, 2006. [21 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from the Government Accountability Project (GAP). Comments on HHS Interim Final Rule–Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. Received on March 20, 2006. [39 KB (8 pages)]
- Advisory Board’s Comments on the Proposed Amendments to 42 CFR Part 83 (Special Exposure Cohort). Received on March 14, 2006. [47 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from a Private Citizen on SEC Interim Final Rule Request for Comments, 14 pp. Received on February 28, 2006. [1.38 MB (14 pages)]
- Comments from Senator Harry Reid: 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. Received on February 22, 2006. [542 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from the Alliance of Nuclear Worker Advocacy Groups, 2 pp. Received on February 21, 2006. [170 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from a Private Citizen on SEC Interim Final Rule Request for Comments, 2 pp. Received on January 13, 2006. [217 KB (2 pages)]
Public Comments on Proposed Rule Published on Friday, March 7, 2003
- Comments from Sensenbrenner et al., NIOSH Proposed Rule on Special Exposure Cohorts, 6 pp. Received on May 27, 2003. [255 KB (6 pages)]
- Comments from Silver et al., Los Alamos P.O.W.S. Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort under EEOICPA Act of 2000, 3 pp. Received on May 7, 2003. [170 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from Judy Yeater, United Steelworkers of America. Comments Regarding Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort, 5 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [293 KB (5 pages)]
- Comments from R. William Field, University of Iowa. Comments Regarding Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort, 7 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [324 KB (7 pages)]
- Comments from Inga Olson, Tri-Valley CARES. Comments Regarding the HHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 4 pp. Received May 6, 2003. [199 KB (4 pages)]
- Comments from Daniel McKeel, WUSTL. Comments on Proposed Rulemaking SEC and EEOICPA, 4 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [333 KB (4 pages)]
- Comments from Robert McGarrah, AFL-CIO. AFL-CIO Comments, 7 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [403 KB (7 pages)]
- Comments from Senator Jeff Bingaman, Senator Edward Kennedy, Senator Chuck Grassley, and Senator Patty Murray. NIOSH Proposed Rules on Special Exposure Cohort, 4 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [174 KB (4 pages)]
- Comments from Pete Stafford, AFL-CIO. Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO Comments on NIOSH SEC Rule, 4 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [261 KB (4 pages)]
- Comments from John Abbotts and Tim Takaro, University of Washington. Comments on Proposed Procedures for Special Exposure Cohort, 6 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [325 KB (6 pages)]
- Comments from Denise Brock. Comments on Proposed Rule, 3 pp. Received on May 6, 2003. [253 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. Comments on 42 CFR Part 83, March 7, 2003: Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 CFR 83), 5 pp. Received on May 5, 2003. [240 KB (5 pages)]
- Comments from John Frazier, Health Physics Society. Health Physics Society Comments on 42CFR83, 5 pp. Received on May 5, 2003. [256 KB (5 pages)]
- Comments from Richard Miller, GAP. Government Accountability Project (GAP) Comments on 42 CFR Part 83, 16 pp. Received on May 3, 2003. [1.1 MB (16 pages)]
- Comments from Gene Branham, Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor Council. Comments of the Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor Council Regarding the HHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort, 12 pp. Received on May 2, 2003. [2 MB (12 pages)]
- Comments from Randy Rabinowitz, PACE. EEOICPA Comments, 9 pp. Received on May 1, 2003. [546 KB (9 pages)]
- Comments from Eric Parker, PACE. Comments on NIOSH SEC Rule, 10 pp. Received on April 30, 2003. [604 KB (10 pages)]
- Comments from Cheryl Montgomery. Comments Regarding 42 CFR Part 83 Proposed Rule, 2 pp. Received on April 7, 20003. [57 KB (2 pages)]
- Comment from private person. Comments on Proposed Rule Change for SEC, 1 pg. Received on April 6, 2003. [60 KB (1 page)]
Public Comments – in Order of Received – on Proposed Rule Published on Tuesday, June 25, 2002
- Comments from Donald Good. Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) (42 CFR Part 83), 2 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [68 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Pete Stafford; The Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. BCTD Comments on SEC: Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act of 200; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 7 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [383 KB (7 pages)]
- Comments from Phillip Schofield; LA-POWS. SEC, 2 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [48 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Robert McGarrah; Coordinator for Workers’ Compensation; AFL-CIO Safety and Health. AFL-CIO Comments on Proposed SEC Rules, 5 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [276 KB (5 pages)]
- Comments from Dr. John Frazier; President; Health Physics Society. HPS Comments on 42 CFR 83, 21 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [1.1 MB (21 pages)]
- Comments from Gary Bumgarner; President, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local I-24 Hanford Fire Fighters. Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 42 CFR Part 83, 2 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [49 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Gene Branham and Robert Tabor; Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor Council. Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor Council Comments on HHS’s Proposed Rule: “Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000,” 42 CFR Part 82; 16 pp. Received on August 26, 2002. [840 KB (16 pages)]
- Comments from Bill Hayes; Deputy Fire Chief. Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) (42 CFR Part 83), 2 pp. Received on August 25, 2002. [107 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Private Citizen. Special Cohort Status for Nevada Test Site Workers, 1 pg. Received on August 25, 2002. [43 KB (1 page)]
- Comments from Eric Parker; Vice President and Health and Safety Chairman; Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) Local 5-4200. PACE Local 5-4200 Comments on HHS’s Proposed Rule: “Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000”; 42 CFR Part 83, 5 pp. Received on August 23, 2002. [261 KB (5 pages)]
- Comments from Tim Takaro and John Abbotts; Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington. Comments Proposed Procedures for Special Exposure Cohort, 5 pp. Received on August 23, 2002. [260 KB (5 pages)]
- Comments from Randy Rabinowitz; Consultant; Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE). Comments Proposed Procedures for Designating Additional Members, 7 pp. Received on August 23, 2002. [430 KB (7 pages)]
- Comments from Robert Bistline, U.S. Department of Energy. Comments on 42 CFR Part 83, 2 pp. Received on August 23, 2002. [72 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Mike Schaeffer, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Comments on 42 CFR Part 83, 3 pp. Received on August 23, 2002. [116 KB (3 pages)]
- Comments from the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. Recommendations and Comments from of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, 6 pp. Received on August 22, 2002. [878 KB (6 pages)]
- Comments from Louis Clark, Executive Director, Government Accountability Project. Comments on Sec Rule, 14 pp. Received on August 20, 2002. [712 KB (14 pages)]
- Comments from Frank Roddy. Comments on 42CFR83, 2 pp. Received on August 21, 2002. [49 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Private Citizen. Special Cohort, 2 pp. Received on August 21, 2002. [69 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Private Citizen. Untitled, 1 pg. Received on August 18, 2002. [56 KB (1 page)]
- Comments from Jerry Tudor; United Sick Oppressed Laborers (USOL); Coalition for Healthy Environment (CHE). Special Cohort Additions, 2 pp. Received on August 16, 2002. [70 KB (2 pages)]
- Comments from Private Citizen. Comments on Proposed Rulemaking, Added Cohorts, Sick or Diseased Workers, 2 pp. Received on August 15, 2002. [119 KB (2 pages)]
- Private Citizen Comments for The Public Docket for 42 CFR 82 (Special Exposure Cohort). Comments on Proposed Rules, 1 pg. Received on August 1, 2002. [54 KB (1 page)]
- Comments from Private Citizen. Comments on Proposed Rules, 1 pg. Received on July 1, 2002. [15 KB (1 page)]