Notification of Asbestos

ANNUAL AHERA MANAGEMENT PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT

Under the AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) and in compliance with Federal Rules and Regulations 40 CFR part 763 (Asbestos Containing Materials in Schools), the School District Board of Education maintains a complete updated copy of an “AHERA Management Plan” for each facility under its administrative control.

In addition, school “shall make management plans available for inspection to representatives of EPA and the State, the public, including parents, teachers, and other school personnel within 5 working days after receiving a request for inspection” (763.93(g)(3)). Furthermore, “the local education agency shall notify in writing parent, teacher, and employee organizations of the availability of management plans and shall include in the management plan a description of steps to notify such organizations, and a dated copy of the notification. In the absence of any such organizations for parents, teachers, or employees, the local agency shall provide written notice to that relevant group of the availability of management plans and shall include in the management plan a description of the steps taken to notify such groups and a dated copy of the notification” (763.93(g)(4)) The AHERA Management Plan is available for review in the administrative offices of each building during normal school hours.

Mr. Steve Swigart in his capacity as a Designated Person, and Roth Environmental Consultants, Inc as Inspector, Management Planner, Engineer and Consultant to the School District/Board of Education, has advised the Board that it is in compliance with AHERA regulations and meets the General Local Education Agency responsibilities as outlined in Section 763.84 of CFR 40 Part 763.

March 2021

019-AI-2021.001