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ATSDR MEDIA
ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR releases
draft public health assessment
for Libby Asbestos National Priorities List Site
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today is releasing a draft public health assessment (PHA) for the Libby Asbestos National Priorities List (NPL) Site in Libby, Montana.
The PHA was required by Congressional mandate since the site was proposed and subsequently listed on the NPL. In the document, ATSDR consolidates existing site information to evaluate the public health implications of past and present exposures to asbestos in the community.
The document will be available for public comment at a local repository on or around January 2, 2003. The findings of the PHA also will be presented to the community (planned for the February 13, 2003, Libby Community Advisory Group meeting). The public comment period will close approximately 30 days after that, on March 14, 2003.
On the basis of the available environmental,
health outcome and exposure information and community concerns, ATSDR concludes
the following:
The PHA will be available for public review and comment from December 30, 2002, to March 14, 2003, at the following repositories:
Lincoln County Library
Information Center
220 W. 6th Street 501 Mineral Avenue
Libby, Montana
Written comments may be sent to the following address:
Chief, Program Evaluation, Records and Information Services Branch
ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, NE,
Mailstop E-32
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged and become
part of the administrative record for the PHA. Comments (without indication
of who made them) and responses will be included in an appendix to the final
document. Although names of those who have submitted comments will not be included
in the document, they will be subject to release under the Freedom of Information
Act.
Community members who would like more information about the PHA may contact
Jill Dyken, ATSDR health assessor, in Atlanta, toll free, at 1-888-422-8737.
Callers should mention the Libby Asbestos NPL Site. Regional Representative
Dan Strausbaugh may be contacted in Helena at 406-457-5007.
This page
updated December 31, 2002
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail
(news media)
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