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General Electric Company

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(Site Profile/Docket Number 172)

Location: Cincinnati/Evendale, Ohio

Also known as: Air Force Plant 36, GE, Cincinnati, GE Evendale, GE Lockland

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 General Electric Co. in Evendale, Ohio.

Class(es) Added to the SEC

All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at General Electric Co. in Evendale, Ohio, from January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970, 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

Note: This class was established by Petition 161.

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 161
Steps in Petition Process:	Petition Details:
Date Received	December 28, 2009
Date Qualified for Evaluation	December 29, 2009
Summary of Information in Petition	Location: Cincinnati/Evendale, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors Period of Employment: January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970 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	December 28, 2009 [148 KB (2 pages)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970)
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a General Electric Company (Ohio) SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation	January 12, 2010 [46 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970)
SEC Petition Evaluation Report	Revised April 29, 2011 [654 KB (36 pages)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970)
Evaluation Report Sent to Board	January 25, 2010 (Revision 1) (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970)
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board	The Advisory Board discussed the petition on November 16, 2010; February 10, 2010; August 10, 2010; and May 25, 2011, 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	July 27, 2011 [342 KB (2 pages)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970)
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition	August 31, 2011 [78 KB (10 pages)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970)
HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC	Designation: August 31, 2011 [35 KB (5 pages)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970) 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: September 15, 2011 [39 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970) 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	September 30, 2011 (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970) 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	October 7, 2011 [39 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970) 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	October 3, 2011 [18 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1961 through June 30, 1970) Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.

SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation

One petition was received but did not qualify for evaluation because the employment period provided in the petition was not covered under The Act.

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.

Below are the Worker Outreach Activities for the General Electric (Ohio):

July 13, 2010
Meeting with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 912, officers and retirees
Final Minutes [60 KB (9 pages)]
May 10, 2010
Meeting with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 912, officers and retirees
Final Minutes [60 KB (9 pages)]

Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on General Electric Company

The General Electric Company 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 Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0049, Revision 02, “Estimating Doses for Plutonium Strongly Retained in the Lung” [1.3 MB (39 pages)]
Contract No. 75D30119C04183
Document No. SCA-TR-2021-PR049, Revision 0
October 7, 2021

Public Comments on General Electric Company (Ohio) Documents

How to Submit Comments

Comments on General Electric Company (Ohio) 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 (172) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted.

Document Archive for General Electric Company (Ohio)

SEC Petition Evaluation Report for General Electric Company (Ohio) [100 KB (21 pages)]
Approved January 22, 2010