Technical  Assistance  Services for  Communities
         What is TASC?

Technical  Assistance  Services  for
Communities (TASC) is a new program
to provide  educational  and  technical
assistance to communities  affected  by
hazardous waste sites regulated by the
Superfund and Resource Conservation
Recovery Act (RCRA) programs. This pro-
gram, developed by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), provides non-
EPA experts to explain hazardous waste
issues at certain contaminated sites near
your community and to interpret EPA's
plans for cleaning up that  waste. EPA
offers assistance to help your community
better understand the hazardous waste
issues confronting it and  to be well-
informed  while  participating  in the
decision-making process.
      How can TASC kelp

         imj community?
TASC provides technical assistance to
help your community better understand
and  become  involved  in  the  cleanup
process for hazardous waste sites. This
assistance is provided by independent,
outside technical experts, who can:

• Answer questions about exposure to
  hazardous waste and the potential
  health effects;

* Educate your community on the
  scientific, engineering, human and
  public health, or economic concepts
  related to the cleanup of hazardous
  waste;

* Help your community to better
  understand cleanup technologies and
  their effectiveness;

• Explain the cleanup process and how
  to become involved in the process;

* Assist your community to identify
  possible land reuse or redevelopment
  options; and

* Provide job training through the Super-
  fund Job Training Initiative (SuperJTI).
   What type of services does

         TASC provide?

TASC services  are unique  for each
community. Depending upon the needs
of your community, TASC services may
include:

*  Reviewing, interpreting, and
   explaining technical materials in an
   understandable way;

•  Preparing training materials for
   seminars and workshops and
   teaching these sessions;

*  Meeting with your community to
   answer questions and to listen to
   your concerns;

•  Preparing understandable fact
   sheets, brochures, technical
   summaries, maps, diagrams,
   models, or other visual aids;

•  Translating educational, outreach,
   and technical documents into other
   languages;
• Planning and holding meetings to help
  your community determine how to use
  the land once it is cleaned up; and

• Training community leaders on
  hazardous waste issues so they can
  explain these issues to your
  community.

Who are the experts that provide

     the technical assistance?

The technical experts available through
TASC are environmental engineers and
scientists from private companies and
universities. Often these individuals live in
the same city as the community request-
ing help through TASC. These individuals
are part of a network of experts EPA has
contracted  with  to  provide technical
assistance services.

          How can I get

        TASC assistance?

Contact  the representative from your
EPA  Regional Office. A list of contacts
is provided on the other side of this
document.  After this initial discussion,
your community  will  need to  request
TASC support in a letter.

                                                        www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tasc

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          Technical  Assistance  Services  for  Communities
   For more information or to request kelp, contact the EPA Regional TASC representative in your area
          (see below) or visit the TASC website, www.epa.govlsuperfundlcommunityltasc.
                                       Regional  Offices
U.S. EPA - Region 1
Jim Murphy
One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (RAN)
Boston, MA 02114-2023
(617)918-1028
murphy.jim@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 2
Wanda Ayala
290 Broadway, 26th floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
(212)637-3676
ayala.wanda@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 3
Amelia Libertz
1650 Arch Street (3HS52)
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215)814-5522
libertz.amelia@epa.gov
U.S. EPA - Region 4
L'Tonya Spencer
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
(404) 562-8463
spencer.latonya@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 5
Cheryl Allen
77 West Jackson Boulevard (P-19J)
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
(312)353-6196
allen.cheryl@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 6
Donn Walters
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 (6SF-TS)
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
(214) 665-6483
walters.donn@epa.gov
U.S. EPA - Region 7
Belinda Young
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913)551-7463
young.belinda@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 8
Jennifer Chergo
999 18th Street, Suite 300 (8-OC)
Denver, CO 80202-2466
(303)312-6601
chergo.jennifer@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 9
Luis Garcia-Bakarich
75 Hawthorne Street (SFD-3)
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415)972-3237
garcia-bakarich.luis@epa.gov

U.S. EPA-Region 10
Sally Hanft
1200 6th Avenue (ETPA-086)
Seattle, WA 98101
(206)553-1207
hanft.sally@epa.gov

TASC National Program Manager
Karen L. Martin
Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation (5204P)
U.S. EPA
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 603-9925
martin.karenl@epa.gov
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                              www. epa.gov/superfund/community/tasc
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    Is there a hazardous waste site
    in your community?
    Are you concerned about how
    the hazardous waste can affect
    your family's health?
    Do you have questions about the
    risks of the hazardous waste?
    Do you need help interpreting
    technical information about the
    hazardous waste or the cleanup
    process?
                                                                                                              The U.S. Environmental Protection
                                                                                                              Agency's new program, Technical
                                                                                                              Assistance Services for Commu-
                                                                                                              nities (TASC), can help your com-
                                                                                                              munity deal with these questions.
                                                                                    EPA-540-K-08-001

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