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The Administrative Record for the East 23rd Avenue Battery Removal Site in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida is available for public review

Release Date: 9/30/2005
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(Atlanta, GA September 30, 2005)  The Administrative Record for the East 23^rd Avenue Battery Removal Site in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida is available for public review. 

The Administrative Record file includes documents that form the basis for selection of the removal action. A removal is a short-term cleanup intended to stabilize a site that poses an imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment. Documents in the record may include, but are not limited to, 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:

John F. Germany Library
900 North Ashley Drive
Tampa, Florida 33602
Attn: Judy McAfee

U.S. EPA Records Center - Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center - 11^th Floor
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Attn: Debbie Jourdan

EPA will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public comment period which begins on October 3, 2005 and ends on November 1, 2005. Comments should be addressed to Terry Stilman, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11^th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 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 is approximately 2 acres in size and consists of three adjacent residential properties.

CONTACT: Dawn Harris-Young, [email protected], EPA Media Relations, 404-562-8421