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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 162 / Monday, August 23, 2004 / Notices 51825 Format (PDF) on the Internet at the Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, and oxidation process). Other following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ SW., Washington, DC 20585; e-mail: corrections include: B&T Metals (OH) fedregister. [email protected]; toll free: (the DOE designation was in error and To use PDF you must have Adobe 1–877–447–9756; URL: http:// has been removed), Foote Mineral (PA) Acrobat Reader, which is available free www.eh.doe.gov/advocacy/. (the BE designation has been on the at this site. If you have questions about SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: program’s Web site (noted below) since using PDF, call the U.S. Government inception, but was inadvertently Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– Purpose missing from the Federal Register 888–293–6498; or in the Washington, The Energy Employees Occupational notice), Swenson Evaporator (is located DC, area at (202) 512–1530. Illness Compensation Program Act of in Harvey, not Chicago, IL) and C.H. 2000 (‘‘Act’’), Title 36 of Public Law Schnorr, PA (previously Schnoor). This Note: The official version of this document 106–398, establishes a program to is the document published in the Federal notice also deletes the listing for Ledoux Register. Free Internet access to the official provide compensation to individuals (NY) entirely because it was learned that edition of the Federal Register and the Code who developed illnesses as a result of no radioactivity was used at that of Federal Regulations is available on GPO their employment in nuclear weapons location. Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ production-related activities and at In addition to continuing its research index.html. certain federally owned facilities in efforts, the Department has developed which radioactive materials were used. information dissemination mechanisms Dated: August 18, 2004. On December 7, 2000, the President to make facility-specific data available Sally L. Stroup, issued Executive Order 13179 (‘‘Order’’) to the public. Information about each Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary directing the Department of Energy listed facility, including the dates and Education. (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) to list covered type of work done there, is available by [FR Doc. 04–19277 Filed 8–20–04; 8:45 am] facilities in the Federal Register. This contacting the Office of Worker BILLING CODE 4000–01–P notice revises the previous lists and Advocacy. These descriptions are provides additional information about available in print form and also the covered facilities, atomic weapons electronically (via the World Wide Web DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY employers, and beryllium vendors. at http://tis.eh.doe.gov/advocacy/). Section 2.c.iv of the Order instructs The list that follows covers facilities Energy Employees Occupational the Department to designate, pursuant under the three categories of employers Illness Compensation Program Act of to sections 3621(4)(B) and 3622 of the defined by the Act: atomic weapons 2000; Revision to List of Covered Act, atomic weapons employers employers (‘‘AWE’’), Department of Facilities (AWE’s). In addition, Section 2.c.vii of Energy facilities (‘‘DOE’’), and beryllium the Order instructs the Department to vendors (‘‘BE’’). Each of the categories AGENCY: Department of Energy. list three types of facilities defined in has been defined in the original notice ACTION: Notice of revision of listing of the Act: and include: covered facilities. (1) Atomic weapons employer 1. Atomic Weapons Employers and facilities, as defined in section 3621(4); SUMMARY: Periodically, the Department Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities (2) Department of Energy facilities, as of Energy (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) defined by section 3621(12); and The lines between research, atomic publishes a list of facilities covered (3) Beryllium vendors, as defined by weapons production, and non-weapons under the Energy Employees section 3621(6). production are often difficult to draw. Occupational Illness Compensation Compensation options and For the purposes of this notice, and as Program Act of 2000 (‘‘Act’’), Title 36 of mechanisms are defined differently for directed by the Act, only those facilities Public Law 106–398 (66 FR 4003; 66 FR each of these facility categories. The whose work involved radioactive 31218). The Act establishes a program to atomic weapons employer category material that was connected to the provide compensation to individuals includes atomic weapons employer atomic weapons production chain are who developed illnesses as a result of facilities in which the primary work was included. This includes facilities that their employment in nuclear weapons not related to atomic weapons, and received radioactive material that had production-related activities and at consequently these facilities are not been used in the production of an certain federally owned facilities in commonly known as atomic weapons atomic weapon, or the ‘‘back end’’ of the which radioactive materials were used. facilities. Their inclusion in this list is production cycle, such as waste This notice revises the previous lists consistent with the Act, and is not handling or reprocessing operations. For and provides additional information intended as a classification for any other the purposes of this listing, the about the covered facilities, atomic purpose. Department considers commercial weapons employers, and beryllium The list at the end of this notice nuclear fuel fabrication facilities to be vendors. The original notice provides represents the Department’s best efforts covered facilities for those periods when detailed background information about to date to compile a list of facilities they either supplied radioactive this matter. Previous lists were under these three categories. This listing materials to the Department or received published on July 21, 2003, December includes 363 facilities in 46 radioactive materials that had been used 27, 2002, June 11, 2001, and January 17, jurisdictions. Today’s publication of the in the Department’s production reactors. 2001. list newly designates General Electric’s Corporate information regarding many FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: X-ray Division in Milwaukee, WI as an of the listed facilities is often not readily Office of Worker Advocacy, 1–877–447– AWE, and additionally designates the available. The Department welcomes 9756. Nevada Site Office as a DOE facility. It comments or additional information ADDRESSES: The Department welcomes also alters slightly the designation for regarding facilities that may have comments on this list. Individuals who Blockson Chemical (broadens it by supported atomic weapons production wish to suggest changes should provide saying ‘‘building 55 and related that are not on this list, as well as information to: Office of Worker activities’’ which is meant to include information that clarifies the work done Advocacy (EH–8), U.S. Department of the AEC-funded laboratory, pilot plant at facilities named below. VerDate jul<14>2003 15:14 Aug 20, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1 51826 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 162 / Monday, August 23, 2004 / Notices 2. Department of Energy Facilities (B) Brush Wellman, Incorporated, and (G) StarMet Corporation, and its The listing of Department of Energy its predecessor, Brush Beryllium predecessor, Nuclear Metals, facilities is only intended for the context Company. Incorporated. of implementing this Act and does not (C) General Atomics. (H) Wyman Gordan, Incorporated. (I) Any other vendor, processor, or create or imply any new Departmental (D) General Electric Company. obligations or ownership at any of the producer of beryllium or related facilities named on this list. (E) NGK Metals Corporation and its products designated as a beryllium predecessors, Kawecki-Berylco, Cabot vendor for purposes of this title under 3. Beryllium Vendors and Beryllium Corporation, BerylCo, and Beryllium Section 3622.’’ Vendor Facilities Corporation of America. The list identifies facilities that Section 3621(6) of the Act defines (F) Nuclear Materials and Equipment processed, produced, or provided beryllium vendor as the following: Corporation. beryllium metal for the Department, as ‘‘(A) Atomics International. defined by the Act. Jurisdiction and facility name Location Facility type State AL—Southern Research Institute ...................................... Birmingham ...................................... AWE .......................... Alabama. AL—Speedring, Inc. .......................................................... Culman ............................................. BE .............................. Alabama. AL—Tennessee Valley Authority ...................................... Muscle Shoals ................................. AWE .......................... Alabama. AK—Amchitka Nuclear Explosion Site .............................. Amchitka Island ............................... DOE ........................... Alaska. AK—Project Chariot Site ................................................... Cape Thompson .............................. DOE ........................... Alaska. AZ—Ore Buying Station at Globe ..................................... Globe ............................................... DOE ........................... Arizona. CA—Arthur D. Little Co ..................................................... San Francisco .................................. AWE .......................... California.