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Hangar 481

(Site Profile/Docket Number 191)

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information

The Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) is a unique category of employees established by The Act (42 CFR Part 83). Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process. To qualify for compensation under the SEC, a covered employee must meet specific requirements (e.g., must have at least one of 22 “specified cancers,” and have worked for a specified time period at one of the SEC sites). Classes of employees and work sites can be considered for addition to the SEC through a NIOSH petition process. More information about the Special Exposure Cohort can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Open/Active SEC Petitions

To date, there are no open/active SEC petitions from Hangar 481.

Classes Not Added to the SEC

  • All employees who worked at Hangar 481, Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), from March 1, 1989 through February 29, 1996.

    Note: Please see Petition 139.

Petitions Qualified for Evaluation

Below is a list of the petitions that qualified for evaluation. Select a petition on the list to view the table for that particular petition.

Petition 139 (Mar 1, 1989 to Jun 30, 1996)

Petition 139
Steps in Petition Process: Petition Details:

Date Received

February 27, 2009

Date Qualified for Evaluation

September 15, 2009

Summary of Information in Petition

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked at Hangar 481 at Kirtland Air Force Base

Period of Employment: March 1, 1989 through June 30, 1996

Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.

Copy of the Petition Received

February 27, 2009[1.4 MB (41 pages)]

Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation

October 1, 2009[41 KB (1 page)]

SEC Petition Evaluation Report

Revised October 4, 2010[500 KB (31 pages)]

Addendum to the SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Hangar 481[765 KB (33 pages)]
August 4, 2011

Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board

September 22, 2009

Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board discussed the petition on November 17, 2010, February 10, 2010, August 23, 2011, and February 28, 2012, during its regular meetings. The petition was discussed on October 20, 2011, during its teleconference meeting.

Note: the agenda for this meeting is available on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page.

Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition

April 9, 2012[104 KB (1 page)]

HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition

May 11, 2012[180 KB (9 pages)]

HHS Determination of Additional Members to the SEC

Determination

A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC.

Federal Register Notice: Determination Concerning a Petition to Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort

Determination
HHS Administrative Review Documents July 22, 2013[468 KB (11 pages)]

Effective Date for the SEC Class

Not Applicable at this time.

September 22, 2012

Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

Not Applicable at this time.

September 22, 2012

Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC

Not Applicable at this time.

September 22, 2012

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.

Worker Outreach Activities for the Hangar 481:

No activities are scheduled at this time.

Public Comments on Hangar 481 Documents

How to Submit Comments

Comments on Hangar 481 Documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by email at nioshdocket@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to:

NIOSH Docket Office
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34
1090 Tusculum Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (191) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted.

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