What happens when the Director of NIOSH determines that the SEC petition meets the minimum requirements for review and evaluation?
When the Director of NIOSH determines that the SEC petition meets the minimum requirements for review and evaluation, the petitioners, the Board, and the public will be notified. NIOSH will proceed with an evaluation of the petition and provide the petitioners and the Board with information on the steps of the evaluation and other required procedures. An evaluation report will be given to the petitioners and the Board for review. The Board will review and discuss the evaluation report and submit a recommendation to add or deny adding the class to the SEC to the Secretary of HHS. The petitioners will be notified of the the Board’s recommended decision. The petitioners can contest the decision to deny adding the class to the SEC or to define health endangerment such that members of the class are limited to those employees who have been employed for at least 250 days, in writing, within 30 calendar days. The Secretary of HHS, after considering information and recommendations provided by N
When the Director of NIOSH determines that the SEC petition meets the minimum requirements for review and evaluation, the petitioners, the Board, and the public will be notified. NIOSH will proceed with an evaluation of the petition and provide the petitioners and the Board with information on the steps of the evaluation and other required procedures. An evaluation report will be given to the petitioners and the Board for review. The Board will review and discuss the evaluation report and submit a recommendation to add or deny adding the class to the SEC to the Secretary of HHS. The petitioners will be notified of the the Board’s recommended decision. The Secretary of HHS, after considering information and recommendations provided by NIOSH, the Board, and from the administrative review, if applicable, will submit the final recommended decision to add or deny adding the class to the SEC to Congress for review. If Congress takes no action that reverses or expedites the Secretary of HHS’s
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