THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201

September 29, 2009 

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 

President of the United States Senate 

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Dear Mr. President: 

Pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, a petition was filed on 

behalf of workers from the Norton Company in Worcester, 

Massachusetts, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the 

petition and presented its findings to the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health (Board) on July 28, 2009. The Board 

considered the petition, and on August 31, 2009, I received the 

Board’s recommendation concerning this petition. I have also received 

the deliberations, findings, and recommendations of the Acting 

Director of NIOSH and the Director of CDC. Based on this information, 

I have designated the following class for addition to the SEC: 

All AWE employees who worked at Norton Company in 

Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 

through December 31, 1957, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

The criteria and findings upon which this designation is based are 

provided in the enclosed report. 

 

Please contact me if you have any further questions regarding this 

matter. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature on file.] 

Kathleen Sebelius 

Secretary 

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 THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201

September 29, 2009 

The Honorable Harry Reid 

Majority Leader 

United States Senate 

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Dear Senator Reid: 

Pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, a petition was filed on 

behalf of workers from the Norton Company in Worcester, 

Massachusetts, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the 

petition and presented its findings to the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health (Board) on July 28, 2009. The Board 

considered the petition, and on August 31, 2009, I received the 

Board’s recommendation concerning this petition. I have also received 

the deliberations, findings, and recommendations of the Acting 

Director of NIOSH and the Director of CDC. Based on this information, 

I have designated the following class for addition to the SEC: 

All AWE employees who worked at Norton Company in 

Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 

through December 31, 1957, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

The criteria and findings upon which this designation is based are 

provided in the enclosed report. 

 

Please contact me if you have any further questions regarding this 

matter. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature on file.] 

Kathleen Sebelius 

Secretary 

Enclosure 
 

 

 THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201

September 29, 2009 

The Honorable Mitch McConnell 

Minority Leader 

United States Senate 

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Dear Senator McConnell: 

Pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, a petition was filed on 

behalf of workers from the Norton Company in Worcester, 

Massachusetts, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the 

petition and presented its findings to the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health (Board) on July 28, 2009. The Board 

considered the petition, and on August 31, 2009, I received the 

Board’s recommendation concerning this petition. I have also received 

the deliberations, findings, and recommendations of the Acting 

Director of NIOSH and the Director of CDC. Based on this information, 

I have designated the following class for addition to the SEC: 

All AWE employees who worked at Norton Company in 

Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 

through December 31, 1957, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

The criteria and findings upon which this designation is based are 

provided in the enclosed report. 

 

Please contact me if you have any further questions regarding this 

matter. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature on file.] 

Kathleen Sebelius 

Secretary 

Enclosure 
 

 

 THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201

September 29, 2009 

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi 

Speaker of the House of Representatives 

Washington, D.C. 20515 

Dear Madam Speaker: 

Pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, a petition was filed on 

behalf of workers from the Norton Company in Worcester, 

Massachusetts, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the 

petition and presented its findings to the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health (Board) on July 28, 2009. The Board 

considered the petition, and on August 31, 2009, I received the 

Board’s recommendation concerning this petition. I have also received 

the deliberations, findings, and recommendations of the Acting 

Director of NIOSH and the Director of CDC. Based on this information, 

I have designated the following class for addition to the SEC: 

All AWE employees who worked at Norton Company in 

Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 

through December 31, 1957, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

The criteria and findings upon which this designation is based are 

provided in the enclosed report. 

 

Please contact me if you have any further questions regarding this 

matter. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature on file.] 

Kathleen Sebelius 

Secretary 

Enclosure 
 

 

 THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201

September 29, 2009 

The Honorable John A. Boehner 

Minority Leader 

House of Representatives 

Washington, D.C. 20515 

Dear Congressman Boehner: 

Pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, a petition was filed on 

behalf of workers from the Norton Company in Worcester, 

Massachusetts, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the 

petition and presented its findings to the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health (Board) on July 28, 2009. The Board 

considered the petition, and on August 31, 2009, I received the 

Board’s recommendation concerning this petition. I have also received 

the deliberations, findings, and recommendations of the Acting 

Director of NIOSH and the Director of CDC. Based on this information, 

I have designated the following class for addition to the SEC: 

All AWE employees who worked at Norton Company in 

Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 

through December 31, 1957, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

The criteria and findings upon which this designation is based are 

provided in the enclosed report. 

 

Please contact me if you have any further questions regarding this 

matter. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature on file.] 

Kathleen Sebelius 

Secretary 

Enclosure