National Toxicology Program (NTP); Office of Liaison, Policy and Review; Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific

Thu, Dec 13 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Technical Reports Review Subcommittee (TRR Subcommittee). The primary agenda topic is the peer review of the findings and conclusions presented in seven draft NTP Technical Reports of rodent toxicology and carcinogenicity studies in conventional rats and mice, one draft NTP Technical Report on a study in Crl:SKH1 hairless mice, and one draft NTP Toxicity Report (see Preliminary Agenda below). The TRR Subcommittee meeting is open to the public with time scheduled for oral public comment. The NTP also invites written comments on any draft report discussed at the meeting (see ``Request for Comments'' below). The TRR Subcommittee deliberations on the draft reports will be reported to the NTP Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) at a future date.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special

Thu, Dec 13 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Apollo, Pennsylvania, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On November 29, 2007, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:
Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) employees who were monitored or should have been monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation while working at the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Apollo, Pennsylvania from January 1, 1957, through December 31, 1983, for a number of workdays aggregating at least 250 workdays or in combination with workdays within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.

This designation will become effective on December 29, 2007, unless Congress provides otherw

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National Toxicology Program (NTP); Office of Liaison, Policy and Review; Meeting of the NTP Board of Scientific

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special