ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

ATSDR to Host Public Availability Session July 26
About Findings at IBM Endicott Site, Endicott, N.Y.

For Immediate Release: July 18, 2006

ATLANTA – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public availability session on July 26 to discuss the findings of its report titled Historical Outdoor Air Emissions in the Endicott Area. The public health consultation will be released on the same day and will be available for public comment and review through Aug. 28.

The meeting will be held at the Endicott Visitor’s Center, in the Community Meeting Hall, 300 Lincoln Avenue, in Endicott from 4 to 7p.m. ATSDR scientists will present summary information about the report followed by an opportunity for community members to meet individually with ATSDR representatives and ask questions or share comments and concerns.

The public comment period is an opportunity for residents to review and comment on agency findings or proposed activities noted in the consultation. The report will be available July 26 at the George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott, N.Y. and online at www.atsdr.cdc.gov.

Comments should be mailed to:

ATSDR Records Center
1600 Clifton Road, N.E. (MS E-60)
Atlanta, GA 30333

Or provided via e-mail to: ATSDRRecordsCenter@cdc.gov Subject: END Site HC

Members of the community with questions regarding the report may contact Senior Environmental Health Scientist Greg Ulirsch, toll free, at 1-888-422-8737; or Senior Regional Representative Arthur Block at 212-637-4307.

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances.

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Members of the news media can request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling the ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.