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3a. If yes, please describe those documents, their source, contents, and location.
4. Did you do any work relating to the attacks of September 11, 2001, the collapse of the
World Trade Center, the Frozen Zone, or any type of recovery from the aftermath of these
events? (if you are unsure, select Yes and describe below) Yes IXI No I I
4a. If you answered Yes, please describe what work you did. From 9/18/01 to
11/17/01 (one or two people started on 9/15/01) members of my staff and I worked
different shifts on different days from Monday - Sunday at 110 Maiden Lane chiefly
assisting businesses affected by WTC disaster who needed information involved in
reopening their businesses, about procedures to be taken to clean up light dust
accumulations, water amd air quality. We provided information on certified asbestos
investigators (gave a list). Answered questions about when water would be turned on,
about water supply security, about DEP's expanded and ongoing testing of drinking water
quality for various parameters, that EPA was doing its own water testing, that NYC
drinking water was meeting all Federal, State, and City standards. Gave out the DEP
24/7 Help Line number and website, the NYC DOH Help Line number and website,
EPA's Air Quality Information telephone number and website. We also referred
businesses and citizens to other agencies and organizations who had outreach people at
the location, eg, Con Edison, SB A, for disaster loans, NYCDOB, NYCEDC, for building
access, Verizon, FEMA, NYPA, etc. We also gave out informational materials.
At the Mayor's Lower Manhattan Air Quality Hotline members of my staff and I worked
Monday through Friday, from 3/11/02 to 5/31/02. Here we answered telephone queries
and recorded the concerns on forms regarding air quality issues, chiefly related to indoor
air quality and clean-up, from residents in Lower Manhattan apartments, people in office
buildings, owners of stores, others. Their questions related to safety of the indoor air, the
cleaning of their individual air conditioners, cleaning of central HVAC '(heating
ventilation & air conditioning) systems, the air quality and dust in the common areas
(corridors, lobby, basement, etc.) We also set up appointments for DEP inspectors to
test for asbestos in dust on residents' and office workers furniture, window sills, carpets,
balconies, etc. We also took down the names and addresses of buildings that requested
and were on a list to have the clean-up of the facades, setbacks, roofs, yards, open garden
areas. All forms filled out and information recorded (from 3/11/02 -3/31/02) were turned
into DEP's Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Environmental Compliance. These '
included: 1) The final OEM Indoor Air Calls Report dated 5/31/02; 2) Graph of the total
Call Breakdown, from 3/11/02 - 5/28/02; 3) List of names of people inquiring about
facade cleaning; 4) Xeroxed copies of the Indoor Air Quajity (lAQ) referrals files; 5)
DEP's original file of callers who required BWTCH follow-up; and 6) DEP's original file
of callers who did not require follow-up.
5. Did you ever generate, create, receive, or distribute documents relating to the attacks of
September 11, 2001, and/or the subsequent rescue, recovery, or cleanup efforts? (if you are
unsure, select Yes and describe below) Yes 1^ No I I
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