Cleaning implementation plan and cancellation policy, Feb 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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Mr. Walter Melnick Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Recovery Office 80 Centre Street, 3"* Floor New York, NY 10013

Dear Mr. Melnick,

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and are in receipt of the analytical test results supplied to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by residents of 114 Liberty Street via Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s office. These samples were collected and analyzed in April 2003.

As part of the EPA, FEMA and DEP voluntary clean-up program for residential units in lower Manhattan, DEP was responsible for the clean-up of World Trade Center (WTC) dust and debris from unoccupied, uncleaned residential buildings; one of which was 114 Liberty Street. EPA had oversight responsibility for this part of the program.

DEP conducted the clean-up following the guidelines set forth in Title 15 Chapter 1 of RCNY (Asbestos Control Program) and developed a specific scope of work for this project that was developed and ultimately accepted by all interested parties. Sampling was done for contaminants of potential concern following EPA protocols established specifically for WTC dust. The analytical results were compared to health-based benchmarks for contaminants of potential concern established by EPA’s Interagency Indoor Air Task Force. The contaminants of potential concern included: asbestos, lead, dioxin, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), fibrous glass and crystalline silica.

In April of2003, DEP sent the Board of Directors a letter informing them that the clean­ up activities had been completed as per the clean-up and monitoring specifications, as well as the access agreements for 114 Liberty Street. Attached to the letter were copies of correspondence from EPA regarding the clearance levels for contaminants of possible concern and enclosures summarizing the analytical results. Included in the letter was reaffirmation of Asbestos Control Program staff’s observations whereby pre-existing building materials were identified as having suspect asbestos-containing material (ACM). Those materials included thermal system insulation, surfacing material and vinyl asbestos tiles. Copies of DEP’s April 24,2003 and EPA’s April 18,2003 letters are attached for your perusal.

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