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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR extends public comment period for public health assessment for North Railroad Avenue Plume site in Española, N.M., through June 20, 2003.

For Immediate Release: May 27, 2003

ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has extended the public comment period for its public health assessment (PHA) of the North Railroad Avenue Plume site in Española, N.M., through June 20, 2003.

The public comment period, originally slated to close May 20, 2003 has been extended to June 20 based on a request from a local community group. Members of the community are invited to provide feedback and comments on the current PHA. ATSDR will incorporate community input into its final PHA.

The document is available at the following repositories:

Española Public Library
314-A Onate Street, N.W. Los Alamos Hwy.
Espanola, N.M.

Santa Clara Pueblo Library
1 Kee St.
Espanola, N.M.

Comments on the public health assessment must be made in writing. Mail comments to:

Chief, Program Evaluation, Records and Information Services Branch
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Rd., N.E. (MS E-32)
Atlanta, GA 30333

Comments received, without the names of individuals who submitted them, and ATSDR's response to the comments will appear in an appendix to the final public health assessment. Names of those who submit comments, however, will be subject to release for requests made under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. Community members seeking information on the procedures or the content of the PHA may contact environmental health scientists Robert Knowles or Annmarie DePasquale, toll free at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Patrick Young also may be contacted at 214-665-8562. Callers should refer to the North Railroad Avenue Plume site in Española, N.M.

Members of the news media may request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling Elaine McEachern or Petro Kacur in the ATSDR Office of Policy and External Affairs at 770-488-0700.

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This page updated by R. Searfoss May 27, 2003
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)