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Mr. Anthony Snara • Page 4 April 14, 1988 16 . Page 19, section 2 . 3 . 2 . Those individuals handling soil samples should use gloves of appropriate material and discard them after handling each sample. 17. Page 21, section 2 . 3 . 3 . We are not aware that Colormetric Indicator Tubes are available for detection of metals. If they are available, include identifying information. 18 . Page 23 , Section 2 . 4 . The proposed community relations Program does not meet the State's Health and Safety Code requirements or the EPA's guidelines which the State of California has adopted for the purpose of developing community relations plans. The purpose of a community relations plan is to make a responsible attempt to establish a dialogue with the public to inform them about the site remediation process and clean-up plans and encourage public participation throughout the site clean-up process. Communication mechanisms such as informational public meetings, fact sheets, press releases, community workshops, briefings for local elected officials, information repositories, etc. , increase communication among all parties and avoid costly and time-consuming misunderstandings. With such a community relations program, the community is more likely to feel that their input has received serious consideration and makes a significant difference in the acceptability of the final remedy. While the community profile is referenced in Acme's proposed CRP, the purpose of the community profile is to use the information as a basis from which to develop a CRP. In other words, the information such as site history, current and potential community concerns and issues and other relevant information that is contained in the profile must be incorporated into the CRP. Further, any current new or additional information known by Acme Galvanizing should also be included. To assist you in developing a complete CRP, I have enclosed the State's guidance language, the EPA CRP Handbook on developing Community Relations Plans, and the Department's checklist which is used to evaluate proposed CRP'S. The timing of submittal of the CRP is mentioned in section 7. 0. The CRP must be submitted within forty-five from the date that the Workplan is approved, not with the draft RAP.