DEP letter re: 128 Chambers Street, 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

3, 2002

~ x ;''' Dadourian Export Corp. +~WC11', 4 Attn: Paul Esposito Ao lky ExY 128 Chambers Street Department Env, ormentai sY New York, NY 10007-3514 I .e}C4h )aJ OitYi dh

protection E 5 ri junction Bouieva hina. New York ~w . Subject: 28 CHAMBERS STR 85-93 ...,. ,-. West Broadway..,.. .~. . . , /c/.. Dear Sir/Madam: »- ~►~ 33 c~ 990 The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in ooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and ie New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has performed a series of xterior building surveys on various buildings in the vicinity of the World Trade ;enter (WTC). The surveys included the examination of building exteriors icluding building roofs, facades, setbacks, and other exterior surfaces. These urveys identified locations where debris from the collapse of the WTC was still isible. Our records indicate that visible debris accumulations were observed at the bove referenced building (the "Building")

In our previous correspondence, the Department requested an assessment rid appropriate clean up of visible debris accumulations. The Department has ither not received information regarding your actions to address the debris ccumulations or has re-inspected your building and found that visible debris was resent.

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 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 paid for by DEP.

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