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 W.R. Grace and Company 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 W.R. Grace and Company:
At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.
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Comments on W.R. Grace and Company Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on W.R. Grace and Company 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 (214) on all comments.
Comments Received
- No comments on W.R. Grace and Company documents have been received at this time.
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for W.R. Grace and Company
- Classes Added to the SEC
- All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked at any building or area at the facility owned by W.R. Grace and Company in Curtis Bay, Maryland, for the operational period from May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort
- Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Location: Curtis Bay, Maryland
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees
Period of Employment: Operational period from January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1958, and the residual radiation period from January 1, 1959 through October 31, 2009
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that a
W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications
for Review and Evaluation
February 28, 2011
 PDF 50 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Copy of the petition received for W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland)
(December 21, 2010)
PDF 887 KB (31 pages)
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland)
(July 14, 2011)
PDF 553 KB (58 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on August 23, 2011, during its regular meeting.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
Advisory Board recommendation on W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) SEC petition (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
(September 14, 2011)
PDF 48 KB (2 pages)
- HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) SEC Petition (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
(October 18, 2011)
PDF 103 KB (10 pages)
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees
for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Designation of a Class of Employees from W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) to the SEC (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
(November 4, 2011)
PDF 50 KB (1 page)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
Designation of Additional Members from the W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) to the SEC (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
(October 18, 2011)
PDF 41 KB (5 pages)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
November 17, 2011 (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class
of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) to the SEC (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
(November 28, 2011)
PDF 167 KB (1 page)
- Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees from W.R. Grace and Company (Maryland) to the SEC (May 1, 1956 through January 31, 1958)
(November 17, 2011)
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