Federal Register #2026-23004

HHS Finalizes Special Exposure Cohort Designation for Savannah River Site Employees

HHS finalized a Special Exposure Cohort designation for qualifying Savannah River Site employees in Aiken, South Carolina. - Government buyer: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). - Notice purpose: Adds a class of Savannah River Site construction trade employees to the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. - Eligibility requirement: Qualifying employees must have at least 250 workdays at the site during the specified eligibility period; qualifying combined workdays may count. - Procurement status: This is a program designation notice, not a procurement. No products, services, OEMs, or vendors are requested or identified.

Description

HHS gives notice of the final effect of its decision to add a class of employees from the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, to the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The class covers construction trade employees of Department of Energy subcontractors who worked at the site from January 1, 1991, through December 31, 1993, for at least 250 workdays, including qualifying combined workdays. Employees of Westinghouse Savannah River Company prime contractors during that period are excluded. The designation became effective August 7, 2026.

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