[NIOSH] EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort Petition Forms (42 CFR Part 8)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form A: Special Exposure Cohort Petition 42 CFR 83.9 Form and Instruction	Modified
Authorization Form on behalf of Claimant under 42 CFR 83.7 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form B: Special Exposure Cohort Petition 42 CFR Part 83.9 Form and Instruction	Modified
Attachment B_60day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-12-04
Supporting Statement B 2025 Final.docx Supporting Statement B	2025-11-26
Supporting Statement A 2025 Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-11-26
Attachment F HSRB NR Determination 2022_12_01.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-12-06
Attachment B 60-day FRN 2022_08_03.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-12-06
Attachment A EEOICPA.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-09-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
7107	Form A: Special Exposure Cohort Petition 42 CFR 83.9 Form and Instruction	Modified
180186	Authorization Form on behalf of Claimant under 42 CFR 83.7 Form and Instruction	Modified
180185	Petitioner Appealing Final Decision under 42 CFR 83.18 Other-Example Request for Review	Unchanged
180184	Petitioner Submission Format other than Form B 42 CFR 83.9 Instruction	Unchanged
180183	Form B: Special Exposure Cohort Petition 42 CFR Part 83.9 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0920-0639	ICR Reference No: 202511-0920-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-0920-005
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-0639
Title: [NIOSH] EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort Petition Forms (42 CFR Part 8)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/08/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2026
Responses	13	13
Time Burden (Hours)	41	41
Cost Burden (Dollars)	300	300

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Abstract: The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384-7385 [1994, supp. 2001], established a compensation program to provide a lump sum payment of $150,000 and medical benefits as compensation to covered employees suffering from designated illnesses incurred as a result of their exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while in the performance of duty for the Department of Energy and certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors. NIOSH is charged with carrying out certain responsibilities under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 on behalf of U.S. nuclear weapons workers with cancer. One of these responsibilities is to consider petitions by classes of nuclear weapons workers to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), a cohort of workers whose claims for cancer under EEOICPA can be adjudicated without demonstrating that their cancer was “at least as likely as not” caused by radiation doses they incurred in the performance of duty. EEOICPA authorizes HHS to designate such classes of employees for addition to the Cohort when HHS lacks information to estimate the radiation doses received by these workers with sufficient accuracy. This Extension will serve to allow this information collection to continue for an additional three years.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 13179 Name/Subject of EO: Providing Compensation to America's Nuclear Weapons Workers
   PL: Pub.L. 42 - 83 1 Name of Law: Procedures for Designating
   US Code: 42 USC 7834 Name of Law: Employees Occupational Ilness Compensation Program Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 35528	07/28/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 56156	12/05/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Authorization Form on behalf of Claimant under 42 CFR 83.7	n/a, 0920-0639	Authorization for Individual or Entity to Petition HHS on Behalf of a Class of Energy Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort ,   Special Exposure Cohort Petitioner Authorization Form_DEC2025
Form A: Special Exposure Cohort Petition 42 CFR 83.9	n/a, 0920-0639	Special Exposure Cohort Petition - Form A ,   Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form A_DEC2025
Form B: Special Exposure Cohort Petition 42 CFR Part 83.9	0920-0639, n/a	Special Exposure Cohort Petition-Form B ,   Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form B_DEC2025
Petitioner Appealing Final Decision under 42 CFR 83.18
Petitioner Submission Format other than Form B 42 CFR 83.9

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	13	13	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	41	41	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	300	300	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,627

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/08/2025

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