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FEMA funding draft for Lower Manhattan Air Quality Office, June

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Draft proposal requesting FEMA funds to establish an office coordinating NYCDOH's participation in WTC environmental response efforts.

NYC-WTC_000140887–000140891

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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

I , JUN-06-2002 22: DISEASE INTERUENTION 212 788 4734 P.02/05

I Request for FEMA Funding - DRAFT I 1 Dr. dames Miller. NYCDOH

1. Create an “Office of Lower Manhattan Air Quality/WTC Response*

Office functions: • Coordinate NYCDOH’s participation in multi-agency efforts on environmental issues; provide expert advice; parti-Jpate in governmental and community meetings; serve as an advocate for residents and workers in Lower Manhattan

• Collaboraiion with EPA and ATSDR on indoor air quality studies

• Provide support for research, environmental monitoring, pilot cleanup de-' .onstrations and related tasks as needed

• Support an "information clearinghouse” for environmental data, review, cleanup, reconcile and analyze environmental data, develop risk characterizations and assist the community in understanding environmental data

• Support a public outreach campaign to ascertain community perceptions of environmental health conditions: disseminate information to the public; staff and manage the hotline

• Provide environmental science perspective in public information campaign

• Systematically review and provide written comment on characterizations of ambient and indoor air quality that have appeared in media reports

• Prepare a chronology nnd lesson’s learned document isgardir.g the environmental response to the WTC disaster

• Conduct visits to select and obtain background information regarding prior indoor air testing ar.d cleaning status, and informed consent and access agreements for buildings included in the background study of indoor wntaminants

• Respond to ongoing sU sments of adverse health effects due to WTC-related exposures

Conduct an annual needs assessment I

• Advocate - consultant; act as advocate for residents/office workers in Lower Manhattan DRAFT 1 5/31/2002 James Miixer

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