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Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS)

Timeline of Major OCAS Events

Establishing the foundation for conducting dose reconstructions as required under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) has been an important and busy time for our Office. Major events of our dose reconstruction program are listed below.

2000 Events

October	EEOICPA was enacted on October 30, 2000
December	Executive Order 13179 was issued on December 7, 2000, assigning specific duties under EEOICPA to Health and Human Services (HHS)

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2001 Events

January-June	NIOSH developed plans for dose reconstruction program
April	Begin staffing dose reconstruction program
July	Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS) established
	The Department of Labor (DOL) began accepting EEOICPA claim applications on July 31, 2001
August	The presidentially appointed Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH) was chartered
October	Notice of proposed rulemaking on the guidelines for determining the probability of causation published in the Federal Register for public comment
	Interim final rule on the methods for dose reconstruction published in the Federal Register
	First group of claims requiring dose reconstruction received from DOL
	The President appointed members to the ABRWH
	First group of acknowledgment letters sent by NIOSH to claimants
November	Public comment period for interim final rule on the methods of dose reconstruction closed
	First group of requests for exposure monitoring information sent to the Department of Energy (DOE)
December	Public comment period for proposed rule on the probability of causation closed
	First claimant telephone interview conducted
	Total number of claims received by the end of 2001: 1,165

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2002 Events

January	First meeting of the ABRWH was held in Washington, D.C.
May	Final rule on the methods for dose reconstruction published in the Federal Register
	Final rule on the guidelines for determining the probability of causation published in the Federal Register
June	First dose reconstruction report finalized and returned to DOL for a final decision
	First notice of proposed rulemaking on the procedures for designating classes of employees as members of the Special Exposure Cohort published in the Federal Register for public comment
August	Public comment period for proposed rule on the procedures for designating classes of employees as members of the Special Exposure Cohort closed
September	Dose reconstruction contract awarded to Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
October	Begin adding 22 additional staff to dose reconstruction program
December	Total number of claims received by the end of 2002: 10,158

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2003 Events

March	Second notice of proposed rulemaking on the procedures for designating classes of employees as members of the Special Exposure Cohort published in the Federal Register for public comment
	Bethlehem Steel Corporation Site Profile: Basis for Development of an Exposure Matrix for Bethlehem Steel Corporation approved
April	Public comment period for the second notice of proposed rulemaking extended
May	Public comment period for the second notice of proposed rulemaking on the procedures for designating classes of employees as members of the Special Exposure Cohort closed
	Number of draft dose reconstruction reports sent to claimants exceeds 100
July	Savannah River Site Profile: Technical Basis Document for Savannah River Site to be Used for EEOICPA Dose Reconstructions approved
August	Number of ORAU contract staff in support of dose reconstruction: 300
	Savannah River Site Profile: Technical Basis Document for Savannah River Site to be Used for EEOICPA Dose Reconstructions revised
	Number of draft dose reconstruction reports sent to claimants exceeds 500
September	Hanford Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
October	Hanford Site Profile: Site Description, Occupational Environmental Dose, Internal Dosimetry, External Dosimetry sections approved
	Savannah River Site Site Profile: Technical Information Bulletin: Savannah River Site Tritium Dose Assignment approved
	Report on Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities and Beryllium Vendor Facilities released
	Blockson Chemical Company Site Profile: Technical Basis Document for the Development of an Exposure Matrix for Blockson Chemical Company approved
	Mallinckrodt Chemical Company Site Profile: Basis for Development of an Exposure Matrix for the Mallinckrodt Chemical Company St. Louis Downtown Site, St. Louis, Missouri, Period of Operation: 1942-1958 approved
	Huntington Pilot Plant Site Profile: Technical Basis Document: Basis for Development of an Exposure Matrix for Huntington Pilot Plant approved
	Congressional Hearing with the House Education and Workforce Committee and Workforce Protection Subcommittee
November	Hanford Site Profile: Introduction section approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Maximum Internal Dose Estimates for Certain Department of Energy (DOE) Complex Claims approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Standard Complex-Wide Conversion/ Correction Factor for Overestimating External Doses Measured with Thermoluminescent Dosimeter approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Occupational Dose from Elevated Ambient Levels of External Radiation approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Dose Reconstruction from Occupationally Related Diagnostic X-ray Procedures approved
	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Site Description section approved
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) Site Profile: Site Description approved
	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Site Description section approved
	Technical Basis for Estimating the Maximum Plausible Dose to Workers at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities Technical Information Bulletin approved and revised
	Y-12 National Security Complex Site Profile: Site Description and External Dosimetry sections approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Occupational Dose from Elevated Ambient Levels of External Radiation approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Maximum Internal Dose Estimates for Certain DOE Complex Claims approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: IMBA Organ, External Dosimetry Organ, and IREP Model Selection by ICD-9 Code approved
	Technical Information Bulletin for a Standard Complex-Wide Conversion/Correction Factor for Overestimating External Doses Measured with Thermoluminescent Dosimeter approved
December	Number of final dose reconstructions sent to the Department of Labor (DOL) exceeds 1,000
	Y-12 National Security Complex Site Profile: Environmental Dosimetry and Occupational Medical Dose sections approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Dose Reconstruction from Occupationally Related Diagnostic X-ray Procedures approved and revised
	Technical Information Bulletin: Technical Basis for Estimating the Maximum Plausible Dose to Workers at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities revised
	Total number of claims received by the end of 2003: 13,641

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2004 Events

January	Technical Information Bulletin: A Standard Complex-Wide Correction Factor for Overestimating External Doses Measured with Film Badge Dosimeters approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: IMBA Organ, External Dosimetry Organ, and IREP Model Selection by ICD-9 Code approved
	Huntington Pilot Plant Site Profile: Technical Basis Document: Basis for Development of an Exposure Matrix for Huntington Pilot Plant revised
	K-25 Site Profile: Introduction and Site Description sections approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: Maximum Internal Dose Estimates for Certain DOE Complex Claims revised
	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Hanford Site Profile: Introduction and Occupational External Dosimetry sections revised
	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Rocky Flats Plant Site Profile: Site Description, Occupational Environmental Dose, Occupational External Dosimetry, and Occupational Internal Dosimetry sections approved
	Y-12 National Security Complex Site Profile: Introduction section approved
February	Nevada Test Site's Site Profile: Introduction and Site Description sections approved
	Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Rocky Flats Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Fernald Environmental Management Project Site Profile: Introduction and Occupational Medical Dose sections approved
	Pantex Plant Site Profile: Introduction section approved
March	Fernald Environmental Management Project Site Profile: Introduction section revised
	Y-12 National Security Complex Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose section approved
	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section approved
	Technical Information Bulletin in Support of INEEL Technical Basis Document Section 6: Reanalysis of Hankin's MTR Bonner Sphere Surveys approved
	Technical Information Bulletin: IMBA Organ, External Dosimetry Organ, and IREP Model Selection by ICD-9 Code page change revision
	Mound Site Profile: Site Description section approved
	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section approved
	Pantex Plant Site Profile: Site Description section approved
	Basis for the Development of an Exposure Matrix for Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Period of Operation: 1951-1955 approved
	Number of final dose reconstructions sent to the Department of Labor (DOL) exceeds 2,000
April	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Occupational External Dosimetry section approved
	Fernald Environmental Management Project Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose and Occupational External Dose sections approved
	Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Technical Basis Document approved
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Nevada Test Site's Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section approved
	Rocky Flats Plant Site Profile: Introduction section approved
	Congressional Briefing with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
May	Technical Information Bulletin: IMBA Organ, External Dosimetry Organ, and IREP Model Selection by ICD-9 Code page change revisions
	Technical Information Bulletin: Maximum Internal Dose Estimates for Certain DOE Complex Claims page change revisions
	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Introduction and Occupational Medical Dose sections approved
	Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Site Profile: Site Description section approved
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section approved
	Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Introduction and Site Description sections approved
	Fernald Environmental Management Project Site Profile: Site Description and Occupational Internal Dose sections approved
	Mound Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Final Rule on the procedures for designating classes of employees as members of the SEC published in the Federal Register
June	Number of final dose reconstructions sent to the Department of Labor (DOL) exceeds 3,000
	Nevada Test Site's Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Report on Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities and Beryllium Vendor Facilities--Revised released
	Congressional Briefing with the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) Site Profile: Internal Dosimetry section approved
	Rocky Flats Plant Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section revised
	K-25 Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section approved
	Blockson Chemical Company Site Profile: Technical Basis Document for the Development of an Exposure Matrix for Blockson Chemical Company revised
	Bethlehem Steel Corporation Site Profile: Basis for Development of an Exposure Matrix for Bethlehem Steel Corporation revised
	SEC Petition Evaluation Internal Procedures approved
July	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Site Description section revised
	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section revised
August	Number of final dose reconstructions sent to the Department of Labor (DOL) exceeds 4,000
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) Site Profile: Introduction and External Dosimetry sections approved
	Mound Site Profile: Occupational External Dosimetry section approved
	Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose section approved
	Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose and Occupational External Dose sections approved
	Pantex Plant Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose and Occupational Environmental Dose sections approved
September	Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives: Energy Employees Compensation--Many Claims Have Been Processed, but Action is Needed to Expedite Processing of Claims Requiring Radiation Exposure Estimates released
	Y-12 National Security Complex Site Profile: Page change revisions on Site Description, Occupational Medical Dose, and Occupational Environmental Dose sections
	Mound Site Profile: Introduction and Internal dosimetry sections approved and page change revision on the Occupational Medical Dose section
	Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile: Introduction and Occupational Internal Dose sections approved
	Argonne National Laboratory--West Site Profile: Site Description, Occupational Medical Dose, Occupational Environmental Dose, and Occupational External Dose sections approved
	SEC Petition Evaluation Internal Procedures revised
	Nevada Test Site's Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose and Occupational External Dose sections approved
October	Number of final dose reconstructions sent to the Department of Labor (DOL) exceeds 5,000
	SEC petition representing a class of workers from the Iowa Ordnance Plant qualified for review and evaluation

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