FEMA proposal for building cleaning project criteria, Dec 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Steve, This is the first I have heard of any such issues. Bob

—Original Message— From: Hagerty, Steve [mailto:[email protected] ] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 7:35 PM To: '[email protected]': '[email protected]': '[email protected]': '[email protected]': '[email protected]' Cc: Melnick, Walter: '[email protected]' Subject: Criteria for Cleaning Requests Importance: High

Bud, Michele, Bob, MaryAnn, Due to the continued requests for cleaning, primarily from BoE and CUNY, we would like to make effective, upon your approval, the criteria described below. This will allow you to keep apprised of requests from your city agencies and allow us a level of comfort that NYC DEP (and DoH as necessary) has approved. Please provide me with your feedback so I can finalize and distribute. I would like to finalize before Thanksgiving. Thanks, Steve

Criteria [To be placed in next Public Assistance Program Guidance document and sent to applicants by either FEMA or NYC OMB/OEM] If an eligible applicant identifies a facility that requires testing for contamination after the emergency work completion deadline of September 10, 2002, the following steps must be taken in order to be considered for FEMA reimbursement:

1. The applicant must submit its test results and any analyses to the NYC Deptartment of Environmental Protection 2. The DEP will (1) Review the results and analyses, (2) Consult with NYC's Dept, of Health if necessary, (3) Submit in writing to FEMA, under signature of Robert Alvatroni, Deputy Commissioner, its concurrence that contamination is present at a hazardous level, along with the test results, and provide a recommendation for remediation. 3. FEMA will review the applicant's request and DEP's recommendations. If FEMA finds the request and remediation recommendations reasonable and necessary, FEMA will grant an emergency work time extension and prepare a PW for the cost of testing and remediation.

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