NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Lowct Manhattan Task Force: To-Do’s and Work Groups
All agencies - by Monday, 18 March
• Submit agency requests for FEMA funding for resources needed to participate in Task Force
activities to Sam Benson at OEM ([email protected])
• Provide brief information on your agency’s operational involvement with post 9-11 activities to
Sam Benson at OEM ([email protected])
• Include a list of what data and resources you have
• If a City agency, check that your information is the same as reported in the Mayor’s
Management Report (MMR)
Next Meeting of Full Task Force - Weds, 20 March, 2:30 pm; 100 Gold St, 2 floor, Manhattan Rm
(let Lee know if you need to be conferenced in [email protected] )
Work Groups
Legal Group - coordinated by Lai-Sun Yee ([email protected]) at OEM
Participants: General Counsels at OEM, Law Dept, DEP, DOH, DOB, HPD, NYCHA, DOS,
FDNY, EPA, OSHA, DEC
Issues to examine:
Summary of agencies’ authority
Access
Enforcement authority
Compelling/doing repairs
What information and relationships do agencies have
Agencies’ requiring, receiving, and disclosing information
Access to terraces
Jurisdiction for cleaning
Definition of hazardous material
Items for FEMA scope of work
Site Operations - coordinated by Health/Safety Steering committee through Bob Adams at DDC
([email protected]) or Sam Benson at OEM ([email protected])
This group is already running and has regular meetings
Issues to examine:
Forward any issues for FEMA scope of work to OEM
EPA Indoor Air Task Force and Work Group - coordinated by EPA ()
This group is already running and has regular meetings - next ones: Work Group- 21 March, 10am;
Task Force- 25 March, 10am
Issues to examine:
guidelines, not regulatory process for
- standards
- benchmarks
chemicals of concern (The sub group examining this topic is already running and has
regular meetings/calls - next one: J8 March 2 p.m., conference call 202-260-1015,
access code 4603#).
what’s not of concern and why
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