NIOSH Program Update

Stuart Hinnefeld

Director

NIOSH

Division of Compensation Analysis and Support

April 29, 2014

Augusta, GA
Program News

 NIOSH, Department of Labor (DOL), Department of 

Energy met in February with advocates in Denver

 Dose reconstruction contract awarded in March

 Joint Outreach Task Group (JOTG)

 Met February in Denver

 DOL to host (JOTG) meeting in New England June 18-19
Overall Initial Claim Information

(as of April 17, 2014)

 41,293 cases have been referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction (DR)

 39,383 cases have been returned to DOL

• Cases submitted with a DR report 34,704

• Cases currently pulled from DR by DOL 1,338

• Cases pulled for Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 

 3,341

 1,224 cases remained at NIOSH for DR

 686 cases were administratively closed
Overview of Active Cases

(as of April 17, 2014)

 Of the 1,224 cases remaining at NIOSH for DR

• 280 cases in DR process

• 280 initial draft DR reports with claimants, NIOSH is 

awaiting the return of the OCAS-1 form

• 664 cases in development for DR
Probability of Causation (PoC)

Summary for Completed DRs

(as of April 17, 2014)

 Of the 34,704 DRs sent back to DOL for final 

adjudication:

• 9,835 cases had a PoC ≥ 50%

• 24,869 cases had a PoC < 50%
Submittals vs. Production

(as of March 31, 2014)

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Cases Received from

DOL

Draft DR Reports to

Claimants

Final DR Reports to

DOL
Status of First 5,000 Claims

(as of April 17, 2014) 

 4,892 claims at DOL

• 265 pulled for DOL issues

• 392 pulled for SEC

• 4,235 submitted with DR

 89 claims at NIOSH

• 82 administratively closed

• 2 DRs with claimants (DOL reworks/reinstated within past 

year)

• 5 DRs in process (DOL reworks/reinstated within past year)

 19 claim numbers deleted
Status of First 10,000 Claims

(as of April 17, 2014) 

 9,807 claims at DOL

• 442 pulled for DOL issues

• 1,025 pulled for SEC

• 8,340 submitted with DR

 163 claims at NIOSH

• 148 administratively closed

• 3 DRs with claimants (0 initial; 3 DOL reworks within past year)

• 12 DRs in process (1 initial; 11 DOL reworks within past year)

 30 claim numbers deleted
DOE Response to Requests 

for Exposure Records

(as of April 17, 2014) 

 Number of outstanding requests 232

 Outstanding requests > 60 days 12
SEC Summary Table

(April 17, 2014)

 Petitions received 215

 Petitions in qualification process 0 

 Petitions qualified for evaluation 130

• NIOSH evaluation in progress 0

• NIOSH evaluation completed 130

– SEC Evaluation Reports 

 with the Advisory Board 

 for recommendation 12 

 Petitions not qualifying for evaluation 85

Note: Petitions not qualifying include five petitions received prior to the rule 

becoming final and Petition SEC-00034, which the site was de-listed. 
Special Exposure Cohort Summary

(April 2014)

 107 classes added since May 2005

• 62 (58%) 83.13 process

• 45 (42%) 83.14 process

 Represents classes of workers from 74 sites23 classes denied 

since May 2005

 4 petitions under HHS administrative review

(Pantex Plant, General Steel Industries, Hooker Electrochemical, Weldon 

Spring Plant)