Does HHS have any procedures defined for canceling/modifying the final decision?
• Publication of a notice in the Federal Register informing the public of the intent of the Secretary of HHS to review the final decision on the basis of new information and describing procedures for this review; • An analysis by NIOSH of the utility of the new information for conducting dose reconstructions; • A recommendation by the Board to the Secretary of HHS as to whether or not the Secretary of HHS should cancel or modify the final decision based upon a review by the Board and the NIOSH analysis and any other information considered by the Board; • An opportunity for members of the class to contest a proposed decision to cancel or modify the prior final decision that added the class to the SEC; and • Publication in the Federal Register of a final decision to cancel or modify the prior final decision that added the class to the SEC.
