NCD980602163_19970113_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Environmental Justice Grant Issued to Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCBs-OCR

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region 04, Atlanta Federal Center, 100 Alabama Street, SW
ATLANTA, GA, 30303-3104
Request Acknowledgment
January 13, 1997
William L. Meyer
State of North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and
Natural Resources
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611 -7687
Date of Your Request: January 6, 1997 Date Your Request was Received: January
13, 1997
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANT ISSUED
TO WARREN COUNTY CITIZENS CONCERNED
ABOUT PCBS DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1994
The Agency has ten (10) working days to respond to your request. You can expect a reply
shortly after expiration of the ten-working day period. Further correspondence on this subject should cite
the following Request Identification Number:
04-RIN-00087-97
Freedom of Information Officer
(404-562-9891) (FAX [phone])
Many documents and databases are available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
public access server on Internet. EPA will continue to provide the public with the opportunity to
electronically access Agency information.
In particular, Region 4 has environmental database reports such as the Facility Index System
(FINDS), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information
System (CERCLIS), Air Facility Subsystem (AFS), etc., available on EPA's Gopher Server (see the
Enviromental Information Directory under Region 4 Homepage URL address below). The
database reports allow the user to download files to their computer or disks. The database reports are created
from the Agency's mainframe to the Gopher Server in the first week of each month. The "README" file gives
instructions on how to "uncompress" the data onto a computer "hard drive." The metadata record describes
information on each database report. (NOTE: A hard drive containing a minimum availability of 5 Megabytes of
storage capacity is required for some of the databases.) In addition, you may request copies of Region 4 records,
under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), electronically via Region 4's Homepage. Region 4 plans to make
more information routinely requested under FOIA available on the Internet.
Your method of connecting to the EPA Public Access Server is determined by your type of Internet access. Here
are some routes on how to access our data:
Gopher [Agency or Region 4: gopher.epa.gov]
This is a hierarchical menu system devised by the University of Minnesota. Your local number must have gopher
client software. The host name is gopher.epa.gov. The port number, if needed, is 70.
Dial-In Access/[phone]
When accessing the Gopher server using EPA's dial-in access number, the Gopher client operating is running on
the EPA's computer. The access available using this Gopher client is limited. Files cannot be saved (using the s
command) onto the Gopher server; howeyer, you can download files from the connection to your computer if using
the appropriate software. Use the "D" command to download information this way. Consult your local
documentation for information on using file transfer protocols such as Kermit, X or Y modem, etc.
World Wide Web [Agency Homepage: http://www.epa.gov] or [Region 4 Homepage:
http://www.epa.gov/reg ion4/reg4.htmn
The World Wide Web (WWW) provides hypertext access to EPA information, including information found on the
EPA gopher. There are a number of WWW clients, such as Lynx (no graphics) or Mosaic and Netscape (graphics)
that you can use to access this server.
Wide Area Information Server rwais.epa.govJ
EPA also provides keyword search capability through the WAIS client on the EPA public access server.
File Transfer Protocol [ftp.epa.govJ
The files that physically reside on the EPA Public Access Server are also available via anonymous ftp from the
system ttp.epa.gov in the directory pub/gopher. The file INDEX in that directory will assist you in locating the
appropriate subdirectory to obtain the data you require.
Mailing lists <Listserver)
The EPA maintains a number of mailing lists (i.e., EPA-GENERAL, EPA-AIR, EPA-PEST, EPA-WASTE, EPA-
WATER) via a listserver. Some of the mailing lists supported by this listserver are "private," and subscription
access may be limited on the lists. For a full listing of those available to the public, send a message to:
[e-mail]
and include in the body of the message the single word,
lists
You can subscribe to a list by sending a message to the address provided above, an1:f include in the body of the
message a line:
subscribe <listname> <FirstName> <LastName>
where <listname> is the name of the mailing list, and <FirstName> and <LastName> are your respective
names.
Below are samples of some publications, resources, and services available on EPA's public access server:
• Information Resources
(Directories & Guides, National Online Library System (OLS) catalog, Public:ation Catalogs, Bulletin
Board)
• Data Systems
Envirofacts allows limited on-line search of environmental databases (e.g., F'ennit Compliance System
(PCS), Aerometric lnfonnation Retrieval System (AIRS)). EPA Offices and R1!Qions, ari option under
EPA's Public Server, has more comprehensive data files available under each Program office. For
example, the Office of Solid Waste has made available a variety of hazardolJ s and non-hazardous solid
waste infonnation (e.g., Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Resource Conservation Recovery
lnfonnation System (RCRIS) and Biennial Reporting System (BAS) Data). F1:>r database reports that
are unique to Region 4, see the Environmental lnfonnation Directory under IFlegion 4's Homepage.)
• Administrative Information
(EPA Initiatives; policy and strategy documents, handbooks and manuals)
• Legislation and Regulaticns
(Federal register notices, including environmental impact statements and ge!neral/meeting infonnation;
environmental statutes; Code of Federal Regulations)
• News and Current Events
(Press releases, speeches, journals and newsletters)
• Contracts, Grants & Financing
(Grants and fellowships, Request for Proposals (RFPs), Commerce Business Daily announcements)
• Program Information
(Gulf of Mexico program, Great Lakes lnfonnation Network, Energy Star Proqam, Pollution Prevention
Program)
• Other Government Services
(The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) provides on-line service, at no c:ost, the Congressional
Record, Federal Register, Congressional bills, and a growing list of importaI1t government documents
on the same day of publication. The WWW site address: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/ or with
WAIS client software. Also, users can Telenet to swais.access.gpo.gov -1~Iin as guest; or Dial-in
users may use a modem to·call 202/512-1661 -type swais & then login as gLIest.)
Any problems encountered with EPA's Public Access Server should be communicated via email at
[e-mail]. However, problems encountered with Rc!Qion 4's Internet products
may be communicated via email at [e-mail]. • • •
Rev. 7 /10/96
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I > SUBMl't'l'ING A. FOIA REQUEST?
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amt ytn' ,1 ,,..,in, tllld lllbmittlar • FOU nq,,at for copla of records ladtl by EPA/or th~ IUlta of AL, FL, GA, . n, MS, NC,~• TN, iN olfa tu/~ maatlo,u. •
Send Yoar Request to; :,OJA Ollicer
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IN AW•lnwa St,SW
4ffam, GA 30383-3UM
l'llolle (404) 562-ffll or FAX S6l::fOS4
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prlat la difflcult to rad. You aouW a realize tut ,ome clarity ot die ori&iuJ letter ii lost in transmission, so
your me, addraa, wl plloa. ••bcr ..... lie readable. Help• to belp JN "1 emurla& tbat tbb Tital • larorm■tloa sets tluvup die JAX aidwa. Allo, wllea JOII 1e11d a FOL\ request by JAX, please do not mail the
orlclul letter. Yeatlcal requaa ( .. by PAX ad one la die mail) umally raultl la EPA processiac two sepante
nquats, wllich may came a delay. Sorry, bat l!PA cauot FAX copla or tlle balormaUo■ you requat.
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-11,oa are ~g,remnb for aeTenl aitcs or f ;dlltla, lt'1 better to comblae tbe request, into one.
Y• Med Ollly state that you are requada1 copia of records under fOIA to emure tbat we will handle the
request la accorduce with U.. n■tuta ud replaClom. Your fOIA request II utlped to the penons wbo have
cmtody or tlae records, wllo wiD reriew ud CTaluaae tbe request for (1) an adequate description of tbe records
IOUpt, (l) wbetber payment or rea are zuaranteed. and (3) readable inf'ormation sucb u "'quester's name.
add~ and phone.
Be Sgecific anti PmDm ia Dacrihi1r die RcconJs,
Pnmde a wada bd'oraadn u J9U cu to llclp. locate the records you request. If you know the Procram
Offlce and/or. penon'1 aame wbo bu custody or tbe reconb, please include tbat iaformation in your letter. lbe
major Prop-am om.ca ~ Wule, Water, Air, &ninamaatal Sa ,lea, ud Policy & llaJu.&aaeat. Iadude
pertlneat data 111ch u the name or the ate or radllty, name or previo111 cnrner(s), location by state, county, and/or
ldeatlfication number, time period, ud bacqromul. When requatlac tbe "FINDS"~ speclry the states and
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,a,aaat of mm, -,-r reipat _.. lie delaJal hN e IPA wlll lme to COlltad ,-to ca "amruce or
pa:;w:at". IP A charpl 15 ceau per p~ plus computer production time. plus penonoel search time for
proYidlac copla olnconb. II' die total coltl are las tlwa SlS, we wane the fees, othentbe we are required to _ •
~ r,r fldm! e:q,euc. la aae cues, fee wamn or teductlon or rea··•re ifaated in tlie public interest. but
they must be jmtUled by 111pportlaa clocumaatatloa. Should you wut to limit your apemes to a certain amount,
mte that la your request. You will be billed when the requested records are sent. If tbe cott ei:ceeds $150, pre-
payment b required.·
Misdim1ffl FOIAI
Scadlac your fOIA requat to uy other office may delay cettin& It to the ript person. The FOIA Act
requires tbat all JOIA requau be lllb.Ued to t1ae JOIA officer. nae FOIA office "lop in" the "'quest by
aalpha1· It a aalqae ldentlfyin1 1111111ber called the "Bequesten Identification Number" (RIN), which ii uted to
tnck the FOIA requat. After recdvia& ud loafa1 the FOL\ request, EPA notlfia tbe 1e11der by mail that the
request hu been receiTed and that U A wm respoad within ten (10) workin1 days from the date "'ceh·ed. The
FOIA request ii usiped to tbe procnm office or offices havln1 custody or tbe records. •
Yoa should reference the RIN aumber in all communications with the EPA.
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