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(Site Profile/Docket Number 158)
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
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 Oak Ridge Hospital.
Class(es) Added to the SEC
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked in any location at the Oak Ridge Hospital in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days 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 137Petitions 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 137 (Jun 30, 1958 to Dec 31, 1959)
	Petition 137
Steps in Petition Process:
Petition Details:Date Received
January 14, 2009Date Qualified for Evaluation
February 19, 2009Summary of Information in Petition
**Location:** Oak Ridge, TN
**Job Titles and/or Job Duties:** Extruders and Shapes Specialists who worked in the Rod and Shape Mill
**Period of Employment:** June 30, 1958 through December 31, 1959
**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
January 14, 2009 [740 KB (10 pages)](June 30, 1958 through December 31, 1959)Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Oak Ridge Hospital SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
March 3, 2009 [43 KB (1 page)](June 30, 1958 through December 31, 1959)SEC Petition Evaluation Report
Revised October 15, 2009 [294 KB (46 pages)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board
June 30, 2009 (Revision 1)(May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on October 21, 2009, during its regular meeting.
**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
November 16, 2009 [42 KB (2 pages)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
December 10, 2009 [152 KB (9 pages)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC
**Designation:**
December 10, 2009 [29 KB (4 pages)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
**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:**
December 30, 2009 [40 KB (1 page)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
**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
January 9, 2010(May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
January 21, 2010 [40 KB (1 page)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
**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
January 12, 2010 [17 KB (1 page)](May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.
Advisory Board Work Group on Oak Ridge Hospital
This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the SEC petition from the Oak Ridge Hospital petitioners, reviewing the DCAS Evaluation Report of the petition, and considering and resolving issues generated through these reviews. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC. The Work Group should emphasize the following in its review: (1) examine the extent of the records sought and obtained by DCAS and seek to obtain any additional records that might be indicated and available on a timely basis; (2) consider further the radiation exposure potential of persons employed at the facility; and, (3) consider the possible employment practices at the Hospital as they might relate to any class definition to be established.
**Work Group Members:**
James E. Lockey, M.D. (Chair)
John W. Poston, Sr.
Robert W. Presley
Genevieve S. Roessler, Ph.D.
Meeting Information
**October 13, 2009**
            Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Oak Ridge Hospital
Time/Location:
2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript [214 KB (99 pages)]
**October 7, 2009**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Oak Ridge Hospital
Time/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript [228 KB (111 pages)]Pre-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.
Public Comments on Oak Ridge Hospital Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Oak Ridge Hospital 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 (158) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted on Oak Ridge Hospital documents.
Document Archive for Oak Ridge Hospital
Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report for Oak Ridge Hospital [197 KB (46 pages)]
            June 15, 2009
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  June 30, 2022						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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