NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
May 3, 2002
CWçL 45 Wall St LLC
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45 Wall Street
Department of New York, NY 10005
Environmental
Protection Subject: 45 WALL STREET
59-17 junction Boulevard
Flushing, New York
33-41 William Street, 35-41 Exchange Place
11373-5108
Dear Sir/Madam:
Christopher 0. Ward The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in
Commissioner cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and
the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has performed a series of
exterior building surveys on various buildings in the vicinity of the World Trade
Robert C. Avaltroni Center (WTC). The surveys included the examination of building exteriors
Deputy Commissioner including building roofs, facades, setbacks, and other exterior surfaces. These
Bureau of surveys identified locations where debris from the collapse of the WTC was still
Environmental Compliance visible. Our records indicate that visible debris accumulations were observed at the
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above referenced building (the "Building").
In our previous correspondence, the Department requested an assessment
and appropriate clean up of visible debris accumulations. The Department has
either not received information regarding your actions to address the debris
accumulations or has re-inspected your building and found that visible debris was
present.
The USEPA and DEP are continuing their ongoing efforts to improve air
quality in lower Manhattan. In this regard, DEP is initiating a program (the
"Cleaning Program") to clean the exteriors of certain buildings in the downtown
Manhattan area.
Based on visual surveys and analyses of other properties in the area, we are
assuming that the debris accumulations noted on the exterior of the Building may
include some amount of asbestos-containing material (ACM). DEP would like to
include the Building in the Cleaning Program, and clean the facades, roofs, and
other exterior surfaces so as to remove such accumulations. The work would be
performed by NYSDOL licensed asbestos contractors with DEP and NYSDOL
certified workers. The fees and expenses of the asbestos contractor in performing
the work will be paid for by the DEP.
The work will be monitored by DEP personnel. An independent third-party
air monitoring firm will also be engaged to take air samples at designated points
around the perimeter of the working area. The U.S. Occupational Safety and
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Health Administration (OSHA) will provide oversight for worker safety. The fees
and expenses of DEP personnel in monitoring the work and the fees and expenses
of the third-party air monitoring firm in taking and analyzing air samples will be
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