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EPA ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE APPALACHIAN SMELTING AND REFINING REMOVAL SITE IN BLOUNTVILLE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Release Date: 08/17/2000
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 Appalachian Smelting and Refining Removal Action in Blountville, Tennessee 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 Administrative Order on Consent. 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: Sullivan County Public Library 1655 Blountville Blvd. Blountville, Tennessee 37617 Attn: Kay Hamrick US EPA Records Center - Region 4 Sam Nunn Federal Center - 11th Floor 61 Forsyth Street, Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104 Attn: Debbie Jourdan EPA will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public comment period which begins on August 20, 2000 and ends on September 19, 2000. Comments should be addressed to Don Rigger, 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.