EPA Indoor Air Working Group meeting minutes, July 2002

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Meeti ngmi nutes.725 Meeting Minutes EPA Indoor Air working Group (lAWG) Meeting 290 Broadway, conference Room 25A July 25, 2002

Attendees: Kathy Callahan, epa Region 2 Dore LaPosta, EPA Region 2 Carol Lynes, epa Region 2 Mark Maddaloni, EPA Region 2 Jean Feola, epa Region 2 Charles Nace, epa Region 2 Beverly Kolenberg, epa Region 2 Bob Chinery, NYSDOH Jim Miller, nycdoh Nancy Jeffery, nycdoh Lee Ilan, nycmoec Via Telephone: Dana Tulis, EPA-HQ/OERR Terry Smith, epa-hq/oerr John Girman, epa-hq/oar Bob Garvey, OSHA Items discussed: 1. Background Study update The contractor will submit the required Quality Assurance and Health and Safety plans by July 26th. The contractor is TRC Environmental. Getting access into buildings to conduct the study is still a major issue. The contractor is willing to start with one building as long as two residences within the building are included. EPA hopes to get at least two buildings by September. Building owners are concerned about the issue of confidentiality. EPA will not release names or apartment numbers. The data will be released by building and common spaces within the building. EPA's Regional counsel is reviewing the contract and will add a supplementary confidentiality clause if needed. EPA will look into getting apartments without the access agreements if they could not be obtained from the building owners. The lAWG members were asked to seek volunteers residing in buildings at 79th Street and above. Tenants must abide by the rules of their building when having work done by outside contractors. 2. IRB Review The NYCDOH stated that the IRB has concerns with the Background Study. They would rather the tenants only turn on fans or A/C units if they normally would turn them on. They question the amount of time the contractor will spend in each unit and the time needed for the tenant to be around. Access is needed to the apartments for the entire duration. Mark Maddaloni will discuss these issues with the Chair of the IRB. The lAWG was requested to provide arguments for Mark to use with the IRB. IRB approval will not delay the start of the Background Study. 3. Pilot Cleaning Page 1

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