Abstract |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepared this Community Involvement Plan (CIP) for the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. (USS Lead) site in East Chicago, Indiana. EPA's Community Involvement Program is committed to promoting communication between citizens and the Agency. Active community involvement is crucial to the success of any public project. The CIP assists the public in understanding the decision-making process during project design and cleanup and the community's role in that process; provides the public with accessible, accurate, timely and understandable information about the project as it moves forward; ensures adequate time and opportunity for the public to provide informed and meaningful input and for that input to be considered, and respects and fully considers public input throughout the process as the project moves forward. |