World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program: Petitions Submitted Requesting the Addition of a Condition to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
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April 2014
NIOSH Docket Number 094
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 allows any interested party to petition the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program to add a condition to the list of WTC-Related Health Conditions.
The petition should include:
- Name and contact information of the interested party
- Name and description of the conditions(s) to be added; and
- Reasons for adding the conditions (s), including the medical basis for the association between the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the condition(s) to be added.
The WTC Health Program has developed an optional form that can be submitted: Petition for the Addition of a New WTC-Related Health Condition for Coverage under the WTC Health Program.
Petitions should be sent to the Administrator of the WTC Health Program at:
WTC Health Program
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
395 E Street SW, Suite 9200
Washington, DC 20201
or
WTC@cdc.gov
For additional information on the petitions listed below, please visit the WTC Health Program’s Petitions Received page.
Petitions Received and WTC Health Program Responses
Petition 17 - Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Petition 17 – Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism [PDF – 9 MB]
May 10, 2017
Findings of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
World Trade Center Health Program; Petitions 016 and 017—Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism
July 13, 2017
Petition 16 - Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
Petition 16 – Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism [PDF – 4 MB]
February 22, 2017
Findings of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
World Trade Center Health Program; Petitions 016 and 017—Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism
July 13, 2017
Petition 15 - Neuropathy
Petition 15 – Neuropathy [PDF – 1M]
November 25,2016
Findings of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 15 – Neuropathy [PDF – 219K]
May 11,2017
Petition 14 - Rheumatoid Arthritis
Petition 14—Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF – 1M]
September 29, 2016
Findings of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 014 – Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence [PDF – 200K]
February 21, 2017
Petition 13 - Multiple Sclerosis
Petition 13 – Multiple Sclerosis [PDF – 1M]
April 4, 2016
Findings of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 013-Autoimmune Disease; Finding of Insufficient Evidence [PDF – 227kb]
September 1, 2016
Petition 12 - Atherosclerosis
Petition 12 – Atherosclerosis [PDF – 3M]
April 11, 2016
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 012–Atherosclerosis
December 14, 2016
Petition 11-Autoimmune Diseases-Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Petition 11-Autoimmune Diseases-Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
January 25, 2016
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 011—Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
April 25, 2016
Petition 10 –Peripheral Neuropathy
Petition 10 –Peripheral Neuropathy
January 5, 2016
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 010—Peripheral neuropathy; Findings of Insufficient Evidence
April 4, 2016
Petition 9 - Autoimmune Disease—Multiple Sclerosis
Petition letter received from individual
September 14, 2015
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 009–Autoimmune Diseases—Multiple Sclerosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
October 28, 2015
Petition 8 - Autoimmune Disease—Encephalitis of the Brain
Petition letter received from individual
May 11, 2015
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 008–Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
July 10, 2015
Petition 7 - Autoimmune Diseases/Rheumatoid Arthritis
Petition letter received from individual
April 6, 2015
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 007–Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
June 8, 2015
Petition 6 - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Petition letter received from individual
October 20, 2014
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 006–Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
December 18, 2014
Petition 5 - Acoustic Neuroma
Petition letter received from individual
September 2, 2014
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 005–Acoustic Neuroma; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
November 4, 2014
Petition 4 - Cardiovascular Disease
Petition letter received from individual
March 7, 2014
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 004–Cardiovascular Disease; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
May 6, 2014
Petition 3 - Kidney Damage
Petition letter received from individual
January 22, 2014
Finding of Insufficient Evidence Published in the Federal Register:
Petition 003—Kidney Damage; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
March 31, 2014
Petition 2 - Prostate Cancer
Petition letter received from Patrick Lynch, Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
April 30, 2013
Proposed Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
Published: July 2, 2013
Statement from the Administrator
Statement from the Administrator regarding the Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
July 3, 2013
Final Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
Published: September 19, 2013
Petition 1 - Cancer
Petition letter received from various Congressional members
September 7, 2011
Administrator’s Request to the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee:
March 21, 2012
Advisory Committee Recommendation for Health Condition under Consideration:
March 31, 2012
Statement from the Administrator:
April 2, 2012
Proposed Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
June 13, 2012
Final Rule Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
September 12, 2012
Final Rule Correction Published in the Federal Register:
Addition of Certain Types of Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
October 12, 2012
Miscellaneous Items:
STAC Email Traffic during Preparatory Work on Report for Petition 001 – Cancer&
March 22, 2012
- Page last reviewed: April 24, 2014
- Page last updated: July 13, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division