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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees for the Linde Ceramics Plant, Tonawanda, New York, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:

Facility: Linde Ceramics Plant.

Location: Tonawanda, New York.

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees.

Period of Employment: During the applicable covered residual radiation period from January 1, 1954 through July 31, 2006.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at Horizons, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On May 30, 2008, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

All Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) employees who worked at the Horizons, Inc. facility from January 1, 1952, through December 31, 1956, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.

This designation became effective on June 29, 2008, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning on June 29, 2008, members of this cla

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the SAM (Special Alloyed or Substitute Alloy Materials) Laboratories of Columbia University in New York City, New York, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On May 30, 2008, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Washington, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On May 30, 2008, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees at the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) facility in Parks Township, Pennsylvania, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On May 30, 2008, as provided for under 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

All Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) employees who worked at the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) facility in Parks Township, Pennsylvania, from June 1, 1960, through December 31, 1980, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.

This designation bec

Findings of Scientific Misconduct

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case:

J. Keith Hampton, St. Luke's Hospital: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by St. Luke's Hospital (SLH) in Chesterfield, MO, and additional analysis conducted by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) during its oversight review, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) found that J. Keith Hampton, MSN, APRN, former Clinical Research Associate, SLH, engaged in scientific misconduct in research supported by National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), awards U10 CA69651, U10 CA12027, and U10 CA33601.

PHS found that Mr. Hampton engaged in scientific misconduct by falsifying and fabricating data that were reported to the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project (NSABP) and Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) cooperative research groups.

Specifically, PHS found that:

1. For protocol CALGB 90