Hurricane Florence (Environmental Protection Agency)

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* Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-011615
* Requester Name: Working Narratives
* Date Submitted: 09/20/2018
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records (including but not limited to email correspondence) related to unregulated releases of hazardous substances in areas of North Carolina monitored by your agency and impacted by Hurricane Florence, including but not limited to records regarding the unpermitted release or overflow of toxic pollutants; industrial discharges; air pollution emissions; coal ash; animal waste and other volatile organic compounds; and sanitary sewage and other forms of waste water.
We also seek records that contain, constitute, or reference material related to potential water contamination from North Carolina chemical plants, including but not limited to records related to chemicals collectively identified by DuPont Company and The Chemours Company FC, LLC as GenX.
The time frame for which we are seeking records is from September 10, 2018 to the date on which this request is processed.
If you determine that any portion or portions of this request cannot be fulfilled as promptly as any other portion of this request, we ask that you first fulfill whatever portion of this request you can fulfill within 10 business days and then fulfill the remainder of the request as promptly as possible.
We are happy to work with your office to make this request as simple as possible and eliminate unnecessary work. Please contact us before you incur labor costs or the use of information technology resources beyond those that your agency has already established for reproduction of the information requested. We can probably find an efficient solution that serves the public interest while minimizing your effort.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, we would be grateful if you would inform us of the total charges in advance of fulfilling this request.
Thank you

The FOIA request EPA-HQ-2018-011615 has had its Tracking Number changed to EPA-R4-2018-011615. This is normally due to the request being transferred to another agency (for example, EPA to Dept. of Commerce) or to a sub-agency to process it. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Old Tracking Number: EPA-HQ-2018-011615
* New Tracking Number: EPA-R4-2018-011615
* Requester Name: Working Narratives
* Date Submitted: 09/20/2018
* Long Description: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records (including but not limited to email correspondence) related to unregulated releases of hazardous substances in areas of North Carolina monitored by your agency and impacted by Hurricane Florence, including but not limited to records regarding the unpermitted release or overflow of toxic pollutants; industrial discharges; air pollution emissions; coal ash; animal waste and other volatile organic compounds; and sanitary sewage and other forms of waste water.
We also seek records that contain, constitute, or reference material related to potential water contamination from North Carolina chemical plants, including but not limited to records related to chemicals collectively identified by DuPont Company and The Chemours Company FC, LLC as GenX.
The time frame for which we are seeking records is from September 10, 2018 to the date on which this request is processed.
If you determine that any portion or portions of this request cannot be fulfilled as promptly as any other portion of this request, we ask that you first fulfill whatever portion of this request you can fulfill within 10 business days and then fulfill the remainder of the request as promptly as possible.
We are happy to work with your office to make this request as simple as possible and eliminate unnecessary work. Please contact us before you incur labor costs or the use of information technology resources beyond those that your agency has already established for reproduction of the information requested. We can probably find an efficient solution that serves the public interest while minimizing your effort.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, we would be grateful if you would inform us of the total charges in advance of fulfilling this request.
Thank you

EPA-R4-2018-011615 has been processed with the following final disposition: Duplicate Request