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The administrative record for Larue Co. High School Mercury spill removal

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Category: Pesticides/Toxic Chemicals
Type: News
Source: EPA
Date: Thursday, June 16th, 2005

(Atlanta, Georgia June 16, 2005) The Removal Administrative Record for the Larue Co. High School Mercury Spill Removal Action in Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky is accessible 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 location 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 review on the documents.

The documents will be accessible for public review during normal business hours at the following locations:

Larue Co. Library
201 South Lincoln Boulevard
Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748
Attn: Ms. Emily Martin

U.S. E.P.A. Records Center - Region four
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center - eleventh Floor
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104
Attn: Debbie Jourdan

E.P.A. will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public review period which begins on June 16, 2005 and ends on July 15, 2005. Comments should be addressed to Karen Buerki, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. E.P.A. Region 4, ERRB, eleventh Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3104. At the end of the 30-day review period, a written response to all pertinent comments will be prepared in a responsiveness summary and placed in the file.

The location consists of mercury contamination in one school bus and in classrooms of the Larue Co. High School in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

CONTACTS: Dawn Harris-Young, E.P.A. Media Relations, 404-562-8421
Christian Lewis, E.P.A. Media Relations, 404-562-8395

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