Does NIOSH provide any assistance to petitioners?
Yes, NIOSH is aware that the SEC process can sometimes seem complex. In order to make the petitioning process as understandable as possible, NIOSH has named Laurie Breyer as the SEC Petition Counselor. Ms. Breyer provides advice to individuals who wish to submit an SEC petition. She assists the petitioner(s) in understanding the development, submission, qualification, evaluation, and Board deliberation processes that their petition will undergo. It is NIOSH’s goal to help individuals understand the complete petition process as outlined in the SEC Rule (42 C.F.R. Part 83) and Ms. Breyer works with petitioners in overcoming any frustrations or confusion that they may feel when submitting an SEC petition. Ms. Breyer can be contacted via email at ocas@cdc.gov or by calling 513-533-6800 or toll-free at 1-877-222-7570. Denise Brock has also been appointed as a Consultant/Ombudsman to NIOSH under The Act. Ms. Brock will be working with individuals with respect to the SEC process as well as th
Yes, NIOSH is aware that the SEC process can sometimes seem complex. In order to make the petitioning process as understandable as possible, NIOSH has named NIOSH has named Chris Ellison (Interim) as the SEC Petition Counselor. As the Interim SEC Petition Counselor, Ms. Ellison provides advice to individuals who wish to submit an SEC petition. She assists the petitioner(s) in understanding the development, submission, qualification, evaluation, and Board deliberation processes that their petition will undergo. It is NIOSH’s goal to help individuals understand the complete petition process as outlined in the SEC Rule (42 C.F.R.
Yes, NIOSH is aware that the SEC process can sometimes seem complex. In order to make the petitioning process as understandable as possible, NIOSH has named Joshua Kinman as the SEC Petition Counselor. Mr. Kinman works with petitioners in overcoming any frustrations or confusion that they may feel when submitting an SEC petition. In addition, Denise Brock was appointed as a Consultant/Ombudsman to NIOSH under The Act. She helps individuals with a variety of issues that involve the SEC petitioning process and the dose reconstruction process. SEC Petition Counselor, Joshua Kinman Mr. Kinman has been with NIOSH since May 2005 and worked in DCAS on the SEC Team since July 2006. He has been working as the SEC Petition Counselor since January 2011.
