Kirsten Bryant <kirsten@gaspgroup.

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Community coalition needs support

Kirsten Bryant <kirsten@gaspgroup.org> Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:57 PM
To: Paul Wagner <wagner.Paul@epa.gov>, Stephanie Brown <Brown.StephanieY@epa.gov>
Cc: Chester Wallace <chesterwallace@bellsouth.net>, Brian Holtzclaw <Holtzclaw.Brian@epa.gov>, Denise Tennessee
<Tennessee.Denise@epa.gov>, Vernice Miller-Travis <vmiller-travis@skeo.com>, Gregory Jones
<gregory.jones@birminghamal.gov>, Stacie Propst <stacie@gaspgroup.org>, "Reverend E.O. Jackson" <e2900j@aol.com>,
Sarah Malpass <smalpass@skeo.com>, Sheryl Good <Good.Sheryl@epa.gov>, Barbara Newman
<barbara.newman@jcdh.org>, Michelle Fanucchi <fanucchi@uab.edu>, ceron.heather@epa.gov,
sturdivant.donnette@epa.gov, Cynthia Peurifoy <Peurifoy.Cynthia@epa.gov>, Don Lupo <don.lupo@birminghamal.gov>,
Rebecca DePalma <rdepalma@whitearnolddowd.com>, William Parker <williamaparker@yahoo.com>

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is off to a great start.

ABC Coke is a potentially responsible party and their air permit is up for public comment. The overarching goal of the
coalition is to provide a clean environment for the impacted communities of the 35th Ave Superfund site. Georgia Tech's
focus group of middle school kids was upsetting - air pollution is a big concern of theirs, especially since they can't swim in
the summer due to black soot covering the community pool.

Given that the Title V citizen training did not come to fruition, the community coalition needs some basic assistance and
support from EPA to submit meaningful comments on the ABC Coke permit.

Ideas on how EPA can assist include:

-Work with JCHD on extending the deadline for citizens to submit comments
The ABC Coke informational binder handed out at last week's coalition meeting - section 1 - states that EPA will grant an
additional 45 days " so the public will have a longer period to comment." Can someone in the air division please clarify?

-Develop fact sheets on the facility

-Provide some examples of how similar industries have utilized pollution prevention technologies to reduce emissions. (Is
anyone from EPA's pollution prevention program on the coalition?)

-Host an informational meeting for the public

Anyone else have ideas?

Thank you for your assistance,

Kirsten

Kirsten G. Bryant
Outreach Director
GASP
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