NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Randolph S. Price
RECEIVED Vice President
Environment, Health & Safety
September 20, 2001
Mary Ellen Kris Ephran Zolden
Regional Director Deputy Regional Administrator
NYSDEC Region II US Dept of Labor - OSHA
47-40 2f‘ Street 500 Route 17
Long Island City, NY 11101 -5407 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
Diana Chapin, Ph.D. Arlene Anderson
Deputy Commissioner USEPA
NYCDEP 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Ms 100
59-17 Junction Blvd Edison, NJ 08837-3679
Corona, NY 11368
Dennison P. Cottrell, Director Mr. Howard Leadbetter
Passenger & Freight Safety Division Federal Bureau of Investigation
State of New York (Via Fax 646-230-1520)
Department of Transportation
Albany, NY 12232
Re; EH&S Agreements and Variances with Regulatory
Authorities-Supplement No. 1
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center incident, Con Edison
continues to take various actions to restore electric, gas, and steam service in the affected areas
of lower Manhattan. In a September 13 letter to you, Con Edison provided a summary of the
environmental, health and safety regulatory agreements reached and regulatory variances
received, as of that date, from the appropriate federal. New York State, and New York City
regulators. This letter corrects (with respect to Vehicle Decontamination) and supplements (with
respect to Asbestos Projects, Emergency Diesel Generators, Gas Main Water Pumping, Oil Spill
Notification, Diesel Generator Noise, Removal of Refuse, and DOT Hours of Service) Con
Edison’s September 13, 2001 letter.
Manhole Waste
In September 11, 2001 telephone conferences with each of Diana Chapin of the New York City
Department of Environmental Protection (“NYCDEP”) and Mary Ellen Kris of the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”), NYCDEP and NYSDEC agreed
that flush debris from Con Edison manhole work could be left on the street surface for
subsequent disposal; that non-oily water in manholes could be pumped to the sewer; and that any
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