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EPA announces Availability of Administrative Record for Tifton Property Removal Site in Lakeland, Fla.

Release Date: 09/30/2004
Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, (404) 562-8421, harris-young.dawn@epa.gov

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Administrative Record for the Tifton Property Removal Site in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida is available for public review. The Administrative Record file includes documents that form the basis for selection of the removal action.  A removal is a short-term cleanup intended to stabilize or clean up a site that poses an imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment. Documents in the record may include but are not limited to preliminary assessment and inspection reports, test results, and the Action Memorandum.  All interested persons are encouraged to review and comment on the documents. The documents will be available for public review during normal business hours at the following locations: U.S. EPA Records Center - Region 4 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center - 11th Floor 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 Attn: Debbie Jourdan EPA will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public comment period which will begin on October 1, 2004 and end on November 1, 2004.  Comments should be addressed to Timothy Neal, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-3104.  At the end of the 30-day comment period, a written response to all pertinent comments will be prepared in a responsiveness summary and placed in the file. The site is located at 1745 Olive Street in Lakeland that is densely populated and surrounded by numerous businesses and residential homes. The facility began operation as a pesticide formulator in 1972.