Memo forwarding EPA-NESHAP revised final document excerpts, July 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

buildings 4, 5 and 6 because City officials were advised by the property owner and one of the larger tenants., .which ,happ,e.ned..to..be .a .Federal ag,ency,..that .there was no asbestos in the above ground structures. In any event, throughout the WTC site, proper planninu was taken in the removal of asbestos-containing material and proper procedures were followed in removing any asbestos- containing material, which were below grade, and to minimize exposure to asbestos-containing material. Health and safety meetings were held every day at 6;00 p.m. to deal with, among other things, removal of asbestos-containing material. A number of City, State, and Federal agencies, including OSHA, DEC, FEMA,..E.P.A,..US.AC.E.,.an.d..D.EP,..a.s...wel.l...a.s..the..co.ns.tmc.tio.n..m.^^ Bechtel participated in these meetings. All participants contributed their expertise and collaboratively played a role in the decision making at these meetings. These meetings discussed^ among other things^ removal of asbestos-containing material and the adequate wetting down of the material. Procedures for removal of the m.at.eria.l,,w.e.r.e..c.o.nt.inu.o.u.s.l.y..re.yi.s the location and...nature .of.the material and any other issues affecting removal. Also, in this regard, a health and safety plan for the site was created to address issues such as the removal of .as.besto§-contai.ningma^^ agencies.,.i.ncludingtheEPA,reyie\vedth)splari and provided input into the final version of the plan. As set forth below, proper procedures, including measures to insure adequate wetting down of asbestos­ containing material, were taken.City-effieial-s teld-us-that-4he-€4ty--s-Asbestes Control Program rules did not ap|>ly beeause of the emergency situation. -Further; aNYCBBC-officiaUold-us-thatTheT^ort-Authority-had-reffleved-aeeessible asbest-os-containingmatei'ialfFom-the-WTCbuildiflgsprior to-September-11-. Gonsequently, -in his-view-asbestos was not-a primary eoneern in-the-demolition;

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