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7-4. Develop an emergency quality assurance sampling plan to be used as a
guidance for monitoring environmental conditions after a large-scale
disaster. This plan should address:
a. Monitoring objectives,
b. Preferred sampling and analytic methods for high-priority pollutants,
c. Siting of monitors,
d. Quality control, and
e. Data reporting formats
7-5. Improve monitoring capabilities by:
a. Making TSP monitors available for use in emergency situations, and
acquiring other monitors as determined,
b. Continuing the mobile monitoring laboratory project, and
c. Exploring new technologies for monitoring in extremely dusty
conditions
7-6. Require that the Office of Public Affairs develop emergency
communications policy and procedures consistent with the principles of
risk communication provided in EPA’s “Seven Cardinal Rules of Risk
Communication.”
Agency Comments and OIG Evaluation
The Agency generally agreed with the recommendations in this Chapter. With
respect to the conclusion, the Agency emphasized that it exercised its opinions
and judgments on matters impacting human health and the environment and will
continue to do so within the context of its authorities and its role under the Federal
Response Plan. The Agency’s complete written response to our draft report and
our detailed evaluation of that response are contained in Appendices Q and R,
respectively.
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