3 October 2009

Hangar 481 is where nuclear weapons and their components were handled. Kirtland AFB air-ships nuclear weapons among military bases worldwide and trans-ships nuclear weapons and materials by truck among the national nuclear laboratories and their contractors in the US. It is the home of Sandia Laboratory and the special weapons handling school.

[Federal Register: October 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 189)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision 
To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees of Hangar 481, 
at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, To Be Included in the 
Special Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HHS gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision 
to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees of Hangar 481, 
at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be included in 
the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed 
definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as 
warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:
    Facility: Hangar 481 at Kirtland Air Force Base.
    Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked at Hangar 
481, at Kirtland Air Force Base.
    Period of Employment: March 1, 1989 through June 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 
Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-46, Cincinnati, 
OH 45226, Telephone 513-533-6800 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to OCAS@CDC.GOV.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E9-23685 Filed 9-30-09; 8:45 am]

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