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(Site Profile/Docket Number 218)
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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 Grand Junction Facilities.
Class(es) Added to the SEC
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Grand Junction Facilities from March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975, 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 in the SEC.
**Note:**This class was established by Petition 175.
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Grand Junction Facilities site in Grand Junction, Colorado, during the period from February 1, 1975, through December 31, 1985, 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 in the Special Exposure Cohort.
**Note:**This class was established by Petition 175.Classes Not Added to the SEC
All employees who worked in any area of the Grand Junction Facilities in Grand Junction, Colorado, from January 1, 1986, through July 31, 2010.
**Note:**This class was established from Petition 175.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 175 (Jan 1, 1943 to Jul 31, 2010)
	Petition 175
Steps in Petition Process:
Petition Details:Date Received
June 30, 2010Date Qualified for Evaluation
September 7, 2010Summary of Information in Petition
**Job Titles and/or Job Duties:** All laborers, labor supervisors, painters, grounds personnel, and Fire Chief
**Period of Employment:** January 1, 1943 through July 31, 2010
**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
June 30, 2010 [367 KB (8 pages)]
(March 23, 1943 through June 24, 2010)Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Grand Junction Facilities SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
September 17, 2010 [42 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1943 through July 31, 2010)SEC Petition Evaluation Report
January 12, 2011 [659 KB (99 pages)](March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
Addendum March 13, 2015 [363 KB (47 pages)](February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)Evaluation Report Sent to Board
January 12, 2011(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
March 13, 2015 (Addendum)(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board discussed this petition on February 24, 2011; March 26, 2015; and August 24, 2017, during its regular meetings.
**Note:** Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
March 28, 2011 [29 KB (2 pages)]
(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
April 22, 2015 [115 KB (2 pages)]
(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
October 25, 2017 [33 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1986 through July 31, 2010)HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
April 29, 2011 [78 KB (10 pages)](March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
May 20, 2015 [124 KB (13 pages)](February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
June 21, 2018 [86 KB (12 pages)](January 1, 1986, through July 31, 2010)HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC
**Designation:**
April 29, 2011 [35 KB (5 pages)]
(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
May 20, 2015 [66 KB (5 pages)]
(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
**Determination:**
June 21, 2018 [76 KB (4 pages)]
(January 1, 1986 through July 31, 2010)
**Note:** A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class **not** be added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Designation:**
May 17, 2011 [39 KB (1 page)]
(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
June 8, 2015 [130 KB (1 page)]
(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
**Determination:**
July 17, 2018 [53 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1986 through July 31, 2010)
**Note:** A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation **not** to add a class to the SEC.Effective Date for the SEC Class
May 29, 2011
(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
June 19, 2015
(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
**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
June 10, 2011 [48 KB (2 pages)]
(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
July 1, 2015 [66 KB (1 page)]
(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
**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
June 6, 2011 [17 KB (1 page)]
(March 23, 1943 through January 31, 1975)
June 23, 2015 [62 KB (1 page)]
(February 1, 1975 through December 31, 1985)
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.
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 Grand Junction Facilities:
No activities are scheduled at this time.
Advisory Board Work Group on Grand Junction Facilities
This Work Group is responsible for advising the Board in its continued review of the Grand Junction Facility Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petition, the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, and for any resulting or subsequent reviews of the dose reconstruction methods for this site. The Work Group may recommend to the Board SEC-petition actions and/or advice to NIOSH on possible changes to the dose reconstruction methods, as appropriate.
**Work Group Members:**
TBD (Chair)
James E. Lockey, M.D.
Genevieve S. Roessler, Ph.D.
Loretta R. Valerio
Meeting Information:
August 7, 2017 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Grand Junction Facilities
Time/Location:
1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
                    Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [124 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [77 KB (34 pages)]Discussion Papers:
NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Grand Junction Monitoring Program in 1991 [398 KB (6 pages)]
                        July 27, 2017
SC&A Memo: Resolution of Finding 3 under SC&A’s Review of DCAS-PER-047 (GJOO) [152 KB (7 pages)]
                        June 22, 2017
SC&A Draft: A Focused Review of the NIOSH SEC Evaluation Report for Grand Junction Operations Office, Addendum to Petition SEC-00175 [759 KB (33 pages)]
                        May 17, 2016
October 5, 2016 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Grand Junction Facilities
Time/Location:
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
                    Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [24 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [275 KB (82 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of NIOSH July 2016 Finding Response [178 KB (9 pages]
                        September 27, 2016
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to SC&A Review of Grand Junction Evaluation Report Addendum [35 KB (1 page)]
                        July 20, 2016
SC&A Draft: A Focused Review of the NIOSH SEC Evaluation Report for Grand Junction Operations Office, Addendum to Petition SEC-00175 [759 KB (33 pages)]
                        May 17, 2016
NIOSH/ORAU: Grand Junction Facilities Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00175 Addendum [363 KB (47 pages)]
                        March 13, 2015
SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-47, “Grand Junction Operations Office”, Rev. 1 [1.7 MB (62 pages)]
                        February 10, 2015Pre-Decisional Document Policy
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 pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
Technical Documents
If the energy employee’s personal radiation information is incomplete, NIOSH will use other sources to estimate the radiation dose. This may involve using technical documents called Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins.
Site Profile
Site Profile for Grand Junction Facilities [671 KB (41 pages)]
            August 3, 2023Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on Grand Junction Facilities
The Grand Junction Facilities discussion papers listed below are working documents prepared by NIOSH or its contractor for use in discussions with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health or its Working Groups or Subcommittees. Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final NIOSH or Advisory Board (or their technical support and review contractors) positions unless specifically marked as such. These documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues prepared by NIOSH or its contractor.
The discussion papers have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and have been cleared for distribution.
SC&A Presentation: SC&A’s Review of Observation 3, Potential Radon Calibration Chamber Exposure at the Grand Junction Facility [274 KB (17 pages)]
            Presentation at the February 16, 2023, Teleconference Meeting of the Subcommittee for Procedure Reviews
SC&A Memo: Exposure from the Radon Calibration Chamber at the Grand Junction Facilities [287 KB (4 pages)]
            July 19, 2022
NIOSH/DCAS: Responses to SCA-TR-2021-PR001, Revision 0: SC&A’s Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0060 Rev 00, “Site Profile for Grand Junction Facilities” (August 17, 2021) [358 KB (3 pages)]
            January 27, 2022
SC&A Presentation: SC&A’s Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0060, revision 00, “Grand Junction Facilities” [384 KB (22 pages)]
            Presentation at the November 3, 2021, Teleconference Meeting of the Subcommittee for Procedure Reviews
SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0060, Revision 00, “Site Profile for Grand Junction Facilities” [144 KB (16 pages)]
            Contract No. 75D30119C04183
            Document No. SCA-TR-2021-PR001, Revision 0
            August 17, 2021
SC&A Memo: Revision 1 to Resolution of Finding 3 under SC&A’s Review of DCAS-PER-047 (GJOO) [172 KB (8 pages)]
            August 14, 2017
Advisory Board: Summary of Issues Related to SEC Petition 00175 at the Grand Junction Facilities [158 KB (12 pages)]
            Presentation at the August 23-24, 2017, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Grand Junction Monitoring Program in 1991 [398 KB (6 pages)]
            July 27, 2017
SC&A Memo: Resolution of Finding 3 under SC&A’s Review of DCAS-PER-047 (GJOO) [152 KB (7 pages)]
            June 22, 2017
SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of NIOSH July 2016 Finding Response [178 KB (9 pages]
            September 27, 2016
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to SC&A Review of Grand Junction Evaluation Report Addendum [35 KB (1 page)]
            July 20, 2016
SC&A Draft: A Focused Review of the NIOSH SEC Evaluation Report for Grand Junction Operations Office, Addendum to Petition SEC-00175 [759 KB (33 pages)]
            May 17, 2016
NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: Grand Junction Facilities SEC Petition (1975-2010) [260 KB (34 pages)]
            March 25-26, 2015, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
NIOSH/ORAU: Grand Junction Facilities Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00175 Addendum [363 KB (47 pages)]
            March 13, 2015
SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-47, “Grand Junction Operations Office”, Rev. 1 [1.7 MB (62 pages)]
            Contract No. 211-2014-58081
            SCA-TR-PR2015-0093, Revision 1
            February 10, 2015
SC&A Draft: Comparison of SC&A’s Blind Dose Reconstruction to NIOSH’s Dose Reconstruction of Case #[Redacted] from the Hanford and the Grand Junction Operations Office [487 KB (20 pages)]
            Contract No. 211-2014-58081
            SCA-TR-DRC2015-CN[Redacted]
            January 27, 2015
SC&A: Blind Dose Reconstruction of Case #[Redacted] from Hanford and the Grand Junction Operations Office [3.5 MB (80 pages)]
            Contract No. 200-2009-28555
            SCA-TR-BDR2014-[Redacted]
            January 21, 2014Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) and Program Evaluation Reports (PERs)
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.
To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.
DCAS-PER-090, Rev. 0: Program Evaluation Report for Grand Junction Operations Office [90 KB (3 pages)]
            July 17, 2019
**About this Document:** Determines the effect of issuing ORAUT-TKBS-0060 (Grand Junction Operations Office) on previously completed claims.
**Summary:** Four claims resulted in a new probability of causation greater than 52%. NIOSH will provide the Department of Labor with the list of all the claims evaluated under this PER and will request the return of the four claims that would now result in a POC greater than 50%.
DCAS-PER-047 Rev-0: NIOSH/DCAS Program Evaluation Report: Grand Junction Operations Office [47 KB (2 pages)]
            March 26, 2014
**About this Document:** Determines the effect on previously completed claims due to changes to Grand Junction Operations Office dose reconstructions.
**Summary:** Potentially effected Grand Junction Operations Office claims were reviewed based upon additional information discovered while evaluating an SEC petition. NIOSH will notify DOL of all results and request a return of the one claim that would now result in a probability of causation greater than 50%.Public Comments on Grand Junction Facilities Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Grand Junction Facilities 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 (218) on all comments.
Comments Received:
At this time, no comments have been submitted.
Document Archive for Grand Junction Facilities
**Site Profile: Introduction Section**
Approved May 18, 2018 [647 KB (40 pages)]
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  June 30, 2022						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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