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For Immediate Release: January 23, 2003
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today released the public comment version of its public health assessment for the Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) site in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
ATSDR was petitioned to investigate certain areas on Eglin Air Force Base. The resulting public health assessment was based on site visits, meetings with community members and reviewing environmental data collected by the base and regulators.
After studying the available data, ATSDR concludes:
The health assessment is available for public review and comment at the following locations:
The public comment period ends February 19, 2003. ATSDR welcomes comments from the public. Send written comments to the following address:
Chief,
Programs, Evaluation, Records and Information Services Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
ATSDR Mailstop E-32
1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged into the administrative record of the health assessment. Public comments and ATSDR's responses will be included in an appendix to the final health assessment when it is released. Although the names of those who submit comments will not be included in the final health assessment, the names are subject to release in response to requests made under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
Community
members seeking information on the procedures or the content of the public health
assessment should contact ATSDR's Senior Regional Representative Bob Safay,
in Atlanta, at (404) 562-1782. Or, call ATSDR toll-free at 1-888-42-ATSDR
(1-888-422-8737). Please mention you care calling about the Eglin Air Force
Base site.
Members of the news media may request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling Elaine McEachern or John Florence in the ATSDR Office of Policy and External Affairs at 770-488-0700.
This page
updated January 30, 2003
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail
(news media)
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