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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR Releases Health Assessment of
Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory
for Public Comment
For Immediate Release: June 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 issued for review and public comment a public health assessment (PHA) for the Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) site.
The public comment period is from July 3 through August 5. The purpose of this PHA is to evaluate potential sources of contamination associated with INEEL and to identify potential exposure pathways in the surrounding communities.
ATSDR's review of available information indicates that, under normal operating conditions, INEEL poses no past, current or future apparent public health hazard for the surrounding community.
After evaluating available environmental information, ATSDR has drawn the following conclusions:
On the basis of its assessment, ATSDR
recommends the following actions:
The public health assessment may be reviewed at the following repositories:
Madison Library District
73 North Center
Rexburg, ID 83440
David O. McKay Library
Acquisitions Department
MCK 240
BYU-IDAHO
Rexburg, ID 83460-0405
Idaho Falls Public Library
457 Broadway
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Marshall Public Library
113 South Garfield
Pocatello, ID 83204
Department of Energy
Idaho Field Office
Public Reading Room
1776 Science Center
Idaho Falls, ID 83415
Community members are encouraged to provide ATSDR with written comments on the
PHA. Comments must be submitted in writing by August 5, 2003. Mail comments
to:
Chief, Program Evaluation, Records
and Information Services Branch
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Rd., NE (MS E-60)
Atlanta, GA 30333
Comments received during the public
comment period, without the submitters' names, and ATSDR's responses 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, or copies of the document, may contact Dawn O'Connor, community involvement specialist, or Michael Brooks, health communications specialist, in Atlanta, toll free at 1-888-422-8737. Callers should refer to the Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory site.
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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.
This page
updated by R. Searfoss May 27, 2003
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)
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