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EPA announces the availability of the Administrative Record for the BCX Facility Removal Site in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida

Release Date: 02/25/2005
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EPA announces the availability of the Administrative Record for the BCX Facility Removal Site in Jacksonville, Dubal County, Florida

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Administrative Record for the BCX Facility Removal Site in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 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 or clean up 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 location:

Jacksonville Public Library 
122 N. Ocean Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attn: Janet Ducat

U.S. EPA Records Center - Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center - 11th 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 February 28, 2005 and ends on March 28, 2005. Comments should be addressed to Terry Stilman, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11th 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 in a light industrial area, adjacent to a residential area, on East Adams Street in Jacksonville. The operation history of the site involved the storage and treatment of industrial waste and waste oil.

-0-        February 25, 2005

CONTACT: Dawn Harris-Young, EPA Media Relations, 404-562-8421