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EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE NORTHSIDE DRIVE AREA LEAD SITE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Release Date: 09/12/2002
Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, EPA Media Relations, (404)562-8421

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Administrative Record for the Northside Drive Area Lead site in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia is available for public review. The Administrative Record file includes documents that form the basis for selection of the removal action. Documents in the record include: preliminary assessment and inspection reports, test results, and the Action Memorandum. All interested persons are encouraged to review and comment on the documents. The documents will be available for public review during normal business hours at the following locations: Peachtree Branch Library 1315 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309-3503 Attn: Shannon Duffy U.S. EPA Records Center - Region 4 Sam Nunn Federal Center - 11th Floor 6 1 Forsyth Street, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 Attn: Debbie Jourdan EPA will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public comment period which begins on September 16, 2002 and ends on October 15, 2002. Comments should be addressed to James Webster, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303-3104. At the end of the 30-day comment period, a written response to all pertinent comments will be prepared in a responsiveness summary and placed in the file. The site consists of three primarily residential neighborhoods. The Lyndhurst neighborhood is adjacent to a former secondary lead smelter, National Smelting & Refining. The HomePark neighborhood is directly adjacent to the former Atlantic Steel Mill. Lastly, the Loring Heights neighborhood is located north of Lyndhurst.