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EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE EXUM LABORATORIES REMOVAL SITE IN AYDEN, PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

Release Date: 10/13/2000
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 Exum Laboratories Removal site in Ayden, Pitt County, North Carolina is available for public review. The Administrative Record file includes documents that form the basis for selection of the removal action. Documents in the record include: 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: Quinerly-OlschnerLibrary 202WestSecondStreet Ayden,NC28513 Attn: Patricia Nichols USEPARecordsCenter-Region4 SamNunnFederalCenter-11thFloor 61ForsythStreet,SouthwestAtlanta,Georgia30303-3104 Attn: Debbie Jourdan EPA will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public comment period which began on October 17, 2000 and ends on November 17, 2000. Comments should be addressed to Michael Taylor, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 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 in the Ayden city limits within the downtown historic district, approximately two blocks from Main Street. The facility is surrounded by residential and commercial neighborhoods.