Listed below are the petitions received to date:
Petition 17 - Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Petition letter received from individual
(4 pages, 1.1 MB)
May 10, 2017
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 017—Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 133
Pages: 32312-32315
July 13, 2017
Petition 16 - Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Petition letter received from individual
(4 pages, 1.1 MB)
February 22 2017
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 016—Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 133
Pages: 32312-32315
July 13, 2017
Petition 15 - Neuropathy
Petition letter received from individual
(4 pages, 1.1 MB)
November 25, 2016
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Neuropathy
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 015—Neuropathy; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 90
Pages: 22004-22006
May 11, 2017
Petition 14 - Rheumatoid Arthritis
Petition letter received from individual
(5 pages, 1 MB)
September 29, 2016
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 014-Rheumatoid Arthritis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 33
Pages: 11164-11166
February 21, 2017
Petition 13 - Multiple Sclerosis (Autoimmune)
Petition letter received from individual
(6 pages, 1.23 MB)
April 4, 2016
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Multiple Sclerosis (Autoimmune)
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 013-Multiple Sclerosis (Autoimmune); Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 170
Pages: 60329-60332
September 1, 2016
Petition 12 - Atherosclerosis
Petition letter received from individual
(14 pages, 3 MB)
April 11, 2016
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Atherosclerosis
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 012—Atherosclerosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 240
Pages: 90295-90297
December 14, 2016
Petition 11 - Autoimmune Disease—Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Petition letter received from individual
(8 pages, 2.18 MB)
January 25, 2016
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Autoimmune Disease, Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 011—Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 79
Pages: 24047-24050
April 25, 2016
Petition 10 - Peripheral Neuropathy
Petition letter received from individual
(5 pages, 1.46 MB)
January 5, 2016
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Peripheral Neuropathy
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 010-- Peripheral Neuropathy; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 64
Pages: 19108-19110
April 4, 2016
Petition 9 - Autoimmune Disease—Multiple Sclerosis
Petition letter received from individual
(45 pages, 526 KB)
September 14, 2015
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Autoimmune Diseases/Multiple Sclerosis
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 009--Autoimmune Diseases—Multiple Sclerosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 208
Pages: 65980-65982
October 28, 2015
Petition 8 - Autoimmune Disease—Encephalitis of the Brain
Petition letter received from individual
(45 pages, 11 MB)
May 11 , 2015
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Autoimmune Diseases/Encephalitis of the Brain
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 008--Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 132
Pages: 39720-39722
July 10, 2015
Petition 7 - Autoimmune Diseases/Rheumatoid Arthritis
Petition letter received from individual
(4 pages, 992 KB)
April 6, 2015
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Autoimmune Diseases/Rheumatoid Arthritis
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 007--Autoimmune Diseases;
Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 109
Pages: 32333-32334
June 8, 2015
Petition 6 - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Petition letter received from individual
(87 pages, 24 MB)
October 20, 2014
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 006--Primary Biliary Cirrhosis;
Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 243
Pages: 75528-75529
December 18, 2014
Petition 5 - Acoustic Neuroma
Petition letter received from individual
(9 pages, 2.13 MB)
September 2, 2014
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Acoustic Neuroma
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 005--Acoustic Neuroma; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 213
Pages: 65369-65371
November 4, 2014
Petition 4 - Cardiovascular Disease
Petition letter received from individual
(10 pages, 2 MB)
March 7, 2014
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Cardiovascular disease
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 004--Cardiovascular Disease; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 87
Pages: 25766-25767
May 6, 2014
Petition 3 - Kidney Damage
Petition letter received from individual
(7 pages, 1.57 MB)
January 22, 2014
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Kidney damage
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 003—Kidney Damage; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 61
Pages: 17972-17973
March 31, 2014
Petition 2 - Prostate Cancer
Petition letter received from Patrick Lynch, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association(1 page, 276 KB)
April 30, 2013
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Prostate cancer
Final Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
Federal Register, Vo. 78, No. 182
Pages: 57505-57523
Published: September 19, 2013
Proposed Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
Federal Register, Vo. 78, No. 127
Pages: 39670-39691
Published: July 2, 2013
Statement from the Administrator
Petition 1 - Cancer
Petition letter received from various Congressional members(2 pages, 1,412 KB)
September 7, 2011
Health Condition Requested for Consideration: Cancer
Letter from John Howard, MD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to Elizabeth Ward, Ph.D., Chair, WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee
(1 page, 187 KB)
October 5, 2011
Administrator's Request to the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee:
March 21, 2012
(2 pages, 574 KB)
Advisory Committee Recommendation for Health Condition under Consideration:
March 31, 2012
(52 pages, 574 KB)
Statement from the Administrator:
April 2, 2012
Proposed Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to
the List of WTC-Related Health
Conditions
Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 114
Pages: 35574-35615
June 13, 2012
Final Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to
the List of WTC-Related Health
Conditions
Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 177
Pages: 56138-56168
September 12, 2012
Final Rule Correction Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to
the List of WTC-Related Health
Conditions
Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 198
Pages: 62167-62176
October 12, 2012
Miscellaneous Items:
STAC Email Traffic During Preparatory Work on Report for Petition 001 – Cancer
(36 pages, 270 KB)
March 22, 2012
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