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Friday: EPA hosts (telephone only) government press briefing on Enbridge Romeoville oil spill response

Release Date: 09/17/2010
Contact Information: Anne Rowan, 312-353-9391, [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10-OPA109

Chicago, Ill. (Sept. 17, 2010) – On behalf of Unified Command, EPA officials, along with representatives of National Transportation Safety Board, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Agency, Romeoville Mayor Noak and a representative of Illinois EPA, will hold a media briefing Friday, Sept. 17 – by telephone only – regarding the ongoing response to the Enbridge oil spill in Romeoville, Ill. EPA has the role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator for this incident.

The conference call briefings will take place at 1 p.m. CT.

Officials with Enbridge will separately brief the media immediately following the government briefing on the same conference line.

The conference line and access codes are:

1-866-770-7129 (North America)
Pass code 42182201
International callers can dial in to: 1-617-213-8067.
(Please dial in 15 minutes prior to call.)