Advisory Board Correspondence

Below are various letters and other correspondence received by the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board’s responses are also included when appropriate.

Public Correspondence

• Letter to Advisory Board members from private person regarding United Nuclear Corp. (NIOSH SEC-00116) Cdc-pdf[53 KB (2 pages)] 
  May 10, 2012

  • Advisory Board response to letter from private person regarding United Nuclear Corp. (NIOSH SEC-00116) Cdc-pdf[80 KB (1 page)] 
    May 16, 2012
• Advisory Board response to email from private person Cdc-pdf[48 KB (1 page)] 
  April 27, 2012
• Email to Advisory Board members from private person Cdc-pdf[244 KB (2 pages)] 
  March 23, 2012
• Advisory Board’s response to February 1, 2010, letter from private person, Andrew Evaskovich Cdc-pdf[41 KB (1 page)]
  February 26, 2010
• Advisory Board response to November 3, 2009, letter from Antoinette Bonsignore, Alliance of Nuclear Worker Advocacy Groups (ANWAG) Cdc-pdf[41 KB (1 page)]
  February 24, 2010
• Letter from Private Individual Cdc-pdf[652 KB (3 pages)]
  January 25, 2006

Secretary of Health and Human Services Correspondence

• Advisory Board’s Letter and Report to Sylvia M. Burwell, HHS Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding dose reconstruction reviews Cdc-pdf[438 KB (21 pages)] 
  December 29, 2016
• Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding Revision of Guidelines on Non-Radiogenic Cancers (Docket Number NIOSH-209) Cdc-pdf[53 KB (2 pages)] 
  July 19, 2011
• Advisory Board’s Letter and Report to Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary of Health and Human Services, describing the activities and progress related to the Board’s Overview of the Procedures Developed by the NIOSH in Fulfilling the Requirement of EEOICPA Cdc-pdf[54 KB (5 pages)]
  January 29, 2010
• Advisory Board letter to Kathleen Sebilius, HHS Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding dose reconstruction reviews Cdc-pdf[100 KB (1 page)] July 31, 2009
  • Enclosure: Summary of Findings of the First 100 Dose Reconstruction Cases Cdc-pdf[340 KB (13 pages)] 
    May 2009
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding dose reconstruction reviews Cdc-pdf[50 KB (1 page)]
  May 17, 2007
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding dose reconstruction reviews Cdc-pdf[29 KB (1 page)]
  November 20, 2006
• Advisory Board’s Letter to Michael O. Leavitt, HHS Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding legal advice from the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel regarding the procedures for the utilization of classified or restricted information for the qualification of claimants for the Special Exposure Cohort Cdc-pdf[95 KB (1 page)]
  February 7, 2006
• Advisory Board’s Comments on 42 CFR Part 83 to Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Special Exposure Cohort) Cdc-pdf[238 KB (5 pages)]
  May 5, 2003–during the second comment period
• Advisory Board’s Comments on 42 CFR Part 83 to Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Special Exposure Cohort) Cdc-pdf[878 KB (6 pages)]
  August 22, 2002–during the first comment period
• Advisory Board’s Comments on 42 CFR Part 82 to Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Dose Reconstruction) Cdc-pdf[150 KB (6 pages)]
  February 28, 2002
• Advisory Board’s Comments on 42 CFR Part 81 to Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Probability of Causation) Cdc-pdf[207 KB (5 pages)]
  February 6, 2002

Congressional Correspondence

• Letter to the Advisory Board from Representative Ben Ray Lujan, regarding Los Alamos National Laboratory (NIOSH SEC-00109) Cdc-pdf[279 KB (1 page)]
  June 19, 2012
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, regarding Linde Ceramics Plant (NIOSH SEC-00107 and 00154) Cdc-pdf[164 KB (2 pages)] 
  November 12, 2010
  • Advisory Board’s response to November 12, 2010, letter from Senator Charles E. Schumer regarding Linde Ceramics Plant (NIOSH SEC-00107 and 00154) Cdc-pdf[44 KB (2 pages)] 
    January 20, 2011
  • Advisory Board’s response to November 12, 2010, letter from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s regarding Linde Ceramics Plant (NIOSH SEC-00107 and 00154) Cdc-pdf[44 KB (2 pages)] 
    January 20, 2011
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Congressman Pete Olson, regarding Texas City Chemicals SEC petition (NIOSH SEC-00088) Cdc-pdf[72 KB (2 pages)] 
  October 1, 2010
  • Advisory Board’s response to October 1, 2010, letter from Congressman Pete Olson regarding the Texas City Chemicals SEC petition (NIOSH SEC-00088) Cdc-pdf[143 KB (2 pages)] 
    November 3, 2010
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Congressman Brian Higgins on behalf of Bethlehem Steel workers Cdc-pdf[120 KB (1 page)] 
  May 19, 2010
  • Advisory Board’s response to May 19, 2010, letter from Congressman Brian Higgins Cdc-pdf[41 KB (1 page)] 
    June 2, 2010
• Advisory Board’s response to December 3, 2009, letter from Senator Richard Durbin Cdc-pdf[41 KB (1 page)]
  February 26, 2010
• Advisory Board’s response to February 3, 2010, letter from Senator Harry Reid Cdc-pdf[45 KB (2 pages)]
  February 24, 2010
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Charles Schumer, Congressman Brian Higgins, Congressman Chris Lee, Congressman Eric Massa, and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Cdc-pdf[291 KB (1 page)] 
  June 4, 2009
  • Advisory Board’s response to June 4, 2009, letter from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Cdc-pdf[25 KB (1 page)] 
    August 30, 2009
  • Advisory Board’s response to June 4, 2009, letter from Senator Charles Schumer Cdc-pdf[25 KB (1 page)] 
    August 30, 2009
  • Advisory Board’s response to June 4, 2009, letter from Congressman Brian Higgins Cdc-pdf[25 KB (1 page)] 
    August 30, 2009
  • Advisory Board’s response to June 4, 2009, letter from Congressman Chris Lee Cdc-pdf[25 KB (1 page)] 
    August 30, 2009
  • Advisory Board’s response to June 4, 2009, letter from Congressman Eric Massa Cdc-pdf[25 KB (1 page)] 
    August 30, 2009
  • Advisory Board’s response to June 4, 2009, letter from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Cdc-pdf[25 KB (1 page)] 
    August 30, 2009
• Fax/Letter to Paul Ziemer from Senator Charles Schumer Cdc-pdf[171 KB (3 pages)]
  June 21, 2007
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Senator Sherrod Brown Cdc-pdf[555 KB (1 page)]
  March 9, 2007
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Senator Ken Salazar, Congressman Mark Udall, and Congressman Ed Perlmutter Cdc-pdf[463 KB (2 pages)]
  January 9, 2007
  • Advisory Board’s response to January 9, 2006, letter from Senator Ken Salazar, Congressman Mark Udall, and Congressman Ed Perlmutter Cdc-pdf[236 KB (1 page)]
    January 20, 2007
• Letter to the Advisory Board from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Cdc-pdf[86 KB (1 page)]
  December 21, 2006
  • Advisory Board’s response to December 21, 2006, letter from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Cdc-pdf[260 KB (1 page)]
    January 13, 2007
• Letter from Senator Charles E. Schumer, New York Cdc-pdf[1 MB (6 pages)]
  January 19, 2006
• Letter from Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. and Senator Christopher S. Bond to the Honorable Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States Cdc-pdf[415 KB (4 pages)]
  June 9, 2005
• Advisory Board’s Letter to Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding the Final Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Cdc-pdf[293 KB (2 pages)]
  February 10, 2004

Sanford Cohen and Associates (SC&A) Correspondence

• Memo from Stephen Ostrow, SC&A, to the Linde Work Group: Summary of SC&A White Paper Evaluating Various Documents Related to Linde Ceramics Plant Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition 00107 and the Site Profile Cdc-pdf[51 KB (2 pages)]
  April 9, 2010

Union Correspondence

• Letter from Michael J. Wright; Director; Health, Safety and Environment Department; United Steelworkers; United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union Cdc-pdf[65 KB (2 pages)]
  June 27, 2005

Other Correspondence

• Letter to the Advisory Board from the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council Cdc-pdf[1.7 MB (2 pages)]
  February 5, 2007