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EPA announces the availability of the Removal Administrative Record for the Constitution Road Drum Removal Site in Atlanta, Georgia

Release Date: 05/05/2005
Contact Information:

For Immediate Release 
May 5, 2005

Contact: Laura Niles, niles.laura@epa.gov, Phone: (404) 562-8353

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the Administrative Record for the Constitution Road Drum Removal Site in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Ga. 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 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:

DeKalb County Public Library
215 Sycamore Street 
Decatur, Georgia 30030 
Attn: Blake Viele 

U.S. EPA Records Center - Region 4 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center - 11^th 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 begins on May 5, 2005 and ends on June 4, 2005. Comments should be addressed to Bob Rosen, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11^th 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 1235 Constitution Road in southeast Atlanta on approximately five acres of land. The property is situated in a mixed residential and industrial area.

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