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Radiation Dose Reconstruction

 

Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC)
(Site Profile/Docket Number 024)

Location: Fernald, Ohio

Also Known As: Fernald
                          Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP)
                          FERMCO

Site Profile

  1. Introduction
    (Revised March 17, 2004)
    this document in PDF PDF 54 KB (9 pages)

    Revision Includes: Incorporates additional comments provided by OCAS.


  2. Site Description
    (Approved May 20, 2004)
    this document in PDF PDF 1 MB (83 pages)


  3. Occupational Medical Dose
    (Approved February 11, 2004)
    this document in PDF PDF 237 KB (26 pages)


  4. Occupational Environmental Dose
    (Revised February 7, 2006)
    this document in PDF PDF 3.5 MB (110 pages)

    Revision Includes: Revision added totals to tables 4.2a and b, revised tables 4.9a and b to include Radon-222, table 4-10a to include intakes uranium and non-uranium radionuclides and table 4-10b to include site wide intakes of Radon-222, added radon-222 concentrations in Table 4A in Appendix A.


  5. Occupational Internal Dose
    (Approved May 28, 2004)
    this document in PDF PDF 556 KB (42 pages)


  6. Occupational External Dose
    (Approved April 20, 2004)
    this document in PDF PDF 439 KB (36 pages)

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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)

  • External Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project
    this document in PDF PDF 147 KB (12 pages)

    Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0073 Rev-00

    About this Document: Provides information to allow dose reconstructors to assign doses at the Fernald Environmental Management Project to certain workers who have no or limited monitoring data, based on site coworker data.

    Approved: September 22, 2008


  • Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project
    this document in PDF PDF 459 KB (27 pages)

    Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-01

    About this Document: Incorporates the option for dose reconstructors to use 95th percentile intake rates in response to an Advisory Board Work Group issue. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates NIOSH review comments.

    Revised: June 3, 2010

    Revision Includes: Incorporates the option for dose reconstructors to use 95th percentile intake rates in response to an Advisory Board Work Group issue. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates NIOSH review comments.

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General Comments and Discussion Papers on FMPC

General comments and discussion papers on the Feed Materials Production Center--FMPC (Fernald) work site are listed below. These working documents were prepared by NIOSH or the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (or their technical support and review contractors). Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final positions unless specifically marked as such. Many of these documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues. The most recent documents appear at the top of the list.

The documents below have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and has been cleared for distribution.

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Formal Comments Submitted to the NIOSH Docket Office

How to Submit Comments
Comments on FMPC 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 (024) on all comments.

Comments Received:

No comments have been received at this time.

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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 FMPC 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 FMPC:

  • June 28, 2004
    Meeting with Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor Counsel

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 56 KB (10 pages)


  • November 16, 2004
    Meeting with Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 44 KB (8 pages)

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Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the Fernald Site Profile, the SEC petition from Fernald petitioners, the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, the SC&A Review of the Fernald Site Profile, considering issues raised by the Board's contractor (SC&A) concerning the site profile and the petition Evaluation Report, and for assisting NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group may recommend to the Board, changes in the site profile as appropriate. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC.

  • Work Group Members

    Bradley P. Clawson-Chair
    Mark Griffon
    Robert W. Presley
    Phillip Schofield
    Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.

  • Meeting Information

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • November 28, 2011--CANCELED
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    An agenda will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • August 11, 2011
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 22 KB (1 page)

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 819 KB (300 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • April 19, 2011
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 18 KB (1 page)

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 769 KB (364 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • February 8, 2011
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 19 KB (1 page)

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 890 KB (425 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • November 9, 2010
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    An agenda will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 783 KB (373 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • January 29, 2010
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    An agenda will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 987 KB (384 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • April 22, 2009
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    An agenda will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 703 KB (473 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • October 28, 2008
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    An agenda will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 700 KB (388 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • September 15, 2008
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald

    10:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 264 KB (143 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • September 3, 2008
    Fernald Work Group Meeting
    Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
    300 North Harbor Drive
    Redondo Beach, CA 90277
    (310) 318-8888

    4:00 p.m. (Pacific time)

    An agenda will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 77 KB (38 pages)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

  • March 26, 2008
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 433 KB (313 pages)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • November 13, 2007
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

  • October 24, 2007
    Fernald Work Group Meeting
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 463 KB (333 pages)

  • August 8, 2007
    Advisory Board Work Group Meeting
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-643-6504. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9448550.

    Agenda: This meeting has been scheduled to discuss the Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald)

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for FMPC

  • SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation
    In addition to the petition below, two additional petitions were received but did not qualify for evaluation because they did not meet the minimum petition requirements.

  • Petitions Qualified for Evaluation

    Location: All locations

    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of DOE, DOE contractors and subcontractors

    Period of Employment: January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1989

  • Federal Register Notice Announcing that the Feed Material Production Center (FMPC) SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
    April 19, 2006
    this document in PDF PDF 76 KB (1 page)


  • Copy of the Petition Received
    (December 12, 2005)

    Pages 1-98
    this document in PDF PDF 3.6 MB (98 pages)

    Pages 99-190
    this document in PDF PDF 3.0 MB (92 pages)

    Pages 191-280
    this document in PDF PDF 2.8 MB (90 pages)

    Pages 281-380
    this document in PDF PDF 2.7 MB (100 pages)

    Pages 381-492
    this document in PDF PDF 3.5 MB (112 pages)

    Supplemental Petition Items:

    Letter and enclosures
    this document in PDF PDF 1.6 MB (53 pages)

    Letter
    this document in PDF PDF 795 KB (30 pages)

  • SEC Petition Evaluation Report
    Feed Material Production Center (FMPC) Evaluation Report
    (November 3, 2006)
    this document in PDF PDF 414 KB (74 page)

  • Petition to be Discussed by the Advisory Board
    The Advisory Board discussed the petition on February 8, 2007; January 10, 2008; February 24, 2011; May 24, 2011; August 24, 2011, during its regular meetings.

  • Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
    Not applicable at this time.

  • NIOSH Letter to HHS Regarding the SEC Petition
    Not completed at this time.

  • HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
    Not applicable at this time.
    (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

  • 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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Page last updated: February 9, 2012
Page last reviewed: January 4, 2011
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Division of Compensation Analysis and Support