Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS)

Bliss & Laughlin Steel
(Site Profile/Docket Number 157)

Location: Buffalo, New York

Also known as: Niagara Cold Drawn

Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs)

NIOSH is committed to applying the best available science in dose reconstructions. In keeping with this commitment, completed cases with probabilities of causation less than 50% are reviewed as relevant new information becomes available. The results of these reviews are described in a Program Evaluation Report (PER). The PER details the effect, if any, of the new information on the completed dose reconstruction. If it appears that the new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, NIOSH is committed to working with the Department of Labor to reopen and rework the dose reconstruction, as appropriate. A Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) describes plans for evaluating specific program details or issues.

At the current time, no PERs or PEPs specific to Bliss & Laughlin Steel have been developed. However, we have developed PERs and PEPs that pertain to multiple sites. To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.

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Worker Outreach Activities

Based on a recommendation from the Advisory Board to provide workers and site experts with opportunities to participate in developing the technical documents used in dose reconstruction, NIOSH established a Worker Outreach Program.

At Worker Outreach Meetings, current and former DOE and AWE employees have opportunities to obtain information about Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins, and to provide information for consideration and possible use in dose reconstruction. This process is valuable to ensure that the technical documents used in dose reconstruction contain correct and useful information.

Below are the Worker Outreach Activities for Bliss & Laughlin Steel:

At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.

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Comments on Bliss & Laughlin Steel Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Bliss & Laughlin Steel documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by e-mail at NIOCINDOCKET@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (157) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted on Bliss & Laughlin Steel documents.

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Bliss & Laughlin Steel

• Petition Information
  
  Location: Buffalo, New York
  
  Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Employees
  
  Period of Employment: January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1998
  
  
• Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Bliss & Laughlin Steel SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  February 6, 2009
   PDF 41 KB (1 page)
  
  
• Copy of the Petition Received
  Copy of the Bliss & Laughlin Steel petition received
  PDF 3 MB (40 pages)
  
  
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Bliss & Laughlin Steel
  PDF 266 KB (53 pages)
  
  
• Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
  The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on October 21, 2009, during its regular meeting.
  
  
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  Not applicable at this time.
  
  
• HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  Not available at this time.
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

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