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Page 2 ot »nvironment, etc. I personally believe that the capacity of New , 'ork City landlords has been exceeded, and that EPA could well ise the NPL as it has done for anthrax.

www.epa.gov/epahome/hi-anthrax.htm Anthrax contamination was detected in U. S. Senate office buildings and at several other locations across the United States. The EPA has been working closely with the Capitol Hill Police, the U.S. Postal Service, the Centers for Disease Control, the FBI, and other agencies to ensure that existing anthrax contamination is quickly identified and thoroughly cleaned up, and also to prevent future exposures.

While anthrax cleanup is a new challenge, EPA and its partners have assembled an effective toolbox for tackling it.

Private building owners are responsible for hiring qualified contractors to conduct this sampling and perform whatever decontamination is necessary. Due to the extreme hazards potentially associated with exposure to anthrax, it is absolutely essential to work closely with EPA and other federal agencies with expertise in sampling, decontamination and protection of workers. EPA is notified through the National Response Center and provides an On Scene Coordinator to ensure that work proceeds appropriately. Under the National Contingency Plan, EPA has the authority to take over this work if the situation exceeds the capabilities of the owner or state and local responders.

EPA's response to recent anthrax incidents is part of a larger National Response System that has effectively dealt with a wide range of environmental emergencies for almost 30 years. It is a multi-layered system of individuals and teams from local, state, and federal agencies, industry, and other organizations that share expertise and resources to ensure that oil spill control and cleanup activities are timely and efficient, and that they minimize threats to human health and the environment.

"he following description of the NCP is given below at the EPA website;

wvwv.epa.gov/oilspill/ncpover.htm

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