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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Safety Light Corp
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, PA
October 2004
U.S. EPA Proposes Safety Light Corporation Site to the NPL
On September 23, 2004, EPA proposed the
Safety Light Corporation (SLC) Site to the National
Priorities List (NPL), making it eligible for federal
cleanup funds under the Superfund program. The
NPL is the EPA's list of uncontrolled or abandoned
hazardous waste sites identified for long-term
cleanup.
EPA will use both its removal and remedial
programs in the cleanup effort. Removal actions will
focus on removing immediate risks posed by the
onsite contamination and the remedial program
designs and implements long-term cleanup remedies.
A long-term study called a Remedial Investigation
and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) will begin in the
coming year. The purpose of the study is to find out
how extensive the contamination is at the site and if
there are any long-term risks to people or the
environment. The study will also help determine the
best ways that EPA can clean up the site.
Get Involved!
The public is invited to comment on the NPL
listing proposal for 60 days. The comment period
began on September 23,2004 and will end on
November 22, 2004. Send your written comments
to:
Docket Coordinator, Headquarters
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CERCLA Docket Office
Mail Code 5305T
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Instructions for mailing comments:
•	Make sure you send three (3) copies
•	For express mail - make sure you have the
correct FedEx address, which is:
1235 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Crystal Gateway #1, First Floor
Arlington, VA 22202
For more information on submitting your comments,
contact Linda Baxter, EPA NPL Coordinator, at
(215) 814-5824 or visit the website at:
www, epa. gov/ superfund/ site s/npl/ pub c. htm.
Who Else is Involved?
EPA is coordinating with the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health service
agency.
Background
The SLC site is located on Old Berwick Road
in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The property is
situated between the Susquehanna River and Old
Berwick Road. Past activities at the site include the
manufacturing of:
•	self-illuminated watches and instrument dials;
•	smoke detectors;
•	neutron sources;
•	exit signs; and
•	other products containing radioactive
materials (such as radium-226, strontium-90,
cesium-137, and tritium).
For more information on these radioactive materials,
visit EPA's website at:
www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/complete index.html
NPL Proposed Listing
Public Meeting
Thursday, November 4, 2004
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Central Columbia Middle School
4777 Old Berwick Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

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More Information
The documents supporting EPA's proposed
listing of the site to the NPL are available for review
at the following location:
Bloomsburg Area Public Library
225 Market Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
You can also contact one of the following EPA
representatives:
•	Dennis Matlock, On-Scene Coordinator, for
removal activities (304) 234-0284
•	Linda Dietz, Remedial Project Manager, for
long-term cleanup activities (215) 814-3195
•	Trish Taylor, Community Involvement
Coordinator (215) 814-5539, or
tavlor.trish@epa.gov
•	Or visit one of these EPA websites at:
http://www.epa. gov/superfund and
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd.
More Ways to Get Involved
Community involvement is critical to EPA's
decision making process. Below are two ways
your community can get participation assistance.
1.	Community Advisory Group (CAG): A
Community Advisory Group may be formed at
any point. The CAG would consist of interested
members of the nearby community to serve as a
liaison between EPA and the rest of the
community.
2.	Technical Assistance Grant (TAG):
EPA's Technical Assistance Grant program
provides funds of up to $50,000 to qualified
citizens' groups affected by a Superfund site for
the hiring of independent technical advisors.
Independent technical advisors' role would be to
help interpret and comment on site-related
information, data, reports and other technical
documents. Since only one TAG may be
awarded for a site, EPA encourages groups to
consolidate to apply. For TAG information,
please contact Amelia Libertz, EPA TAG
Coordinator, at 1-800-553-2509.
EPA's Proposed Listing for Safety Light Corporation Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: Trish Taylor (Mailcode 3HS43)
Address Label Here

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